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Oklahoma 09-10-2009 06:57 PM

Metal truck bed
 
Has anyone put in a metal deck in there truck bed? My wood looks like crap and I use it all the time and want it to be more praticable for what I use it for. any pics?

protrash64 09-10-2009 07:13 PM

Re: Metal truck bed
 
When I originally bought my p/u, it was a stepper and the bed had some type of aluminum rails in the floor. It looked good, was really heavy, and it was so long ago I dont remember how it was attached. Sorry, no pics either. It was some type of square stock.

Big Fenders 09-10-2009 07:48 PM

Re: Metal truck bed
 
No pics but I did put 1/8 inch steel diamond plate in the bed of my 55 Chevy 1/2 ton. Used carriage bolts to secure and had the bed and up the sides coated with Rhinoliner. Happy with the results.
Bob

markeb01 09-10-2009 08:04 PM

Re: Metal truck bed
 
I installed aluminum diamond plate in my bed about 10 years ago. I use my truck all the time as well, and didn't want to invest in an expensive wood kit just to watch it get beat up.

I used 3/4" marine plywood as a subfloor, coated with fiberglass resin on both sides (no stain or cloth, just the resin) for waterproofing. I believe the bed is 50" wide under the corner strips, so I split two pieces of plywood lengthwise 25" wide by the length of the bed, and then tucked the edges up under the corner strips. I then layed 48 inch wide aluminum on top of the plywood, centered between the corner strips. I just bolted it all together and that was it. Nothing fancy but very durable. I would have preferred a 50 inch wide piece of aluminum so I could have installed it under the corner strips, but nobody local had anything in that size.

The attached pictures aren't very good but they're all I have:
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8237/bedfloor002.jpg
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8566/bedfloor001.jpg


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