[ray_mcavoy]

Originally Posted by CJ_Chevy

ray_mcavoy,

would you by chance have the contact info for the shop that fabbed up your pieces? i have had my parts in and out of most all of my local shops. They would look and think about it for months and get nowhere. these pieces are literally the last things that need to get made up before i can get the truck back together and drive soon. I dont really know where else to go for these parts.

I am going to fall Carlisle soon, maybe i can dig up a set if i am lucky... who knows.

any info would be great.

Hi CJ_Chevy,

That work was done nearly 10 years ago and unfortunately, I no longer have the shop's contact info. I found out about them through a friend of a friend so I'll get in touch with him and see if I can track down the info again.

Originally Posted by Skunksmash

Wood beds... do you worry about tearing them up? I know I would.

The wood is 3/4" thick and has a similar cross sill understructure as a steel floor so they're actually quite strong and durable. The original wood in Dad's truck lasted about 25 years and being outside exposed to the weather all that time is what did the most damage (rotten wood).

Now, after the restoration, keeping it looking nice and not getting all scarred up is definitely a concern. So obviously it doesn't get used to haul firewood, gravel, or that type of stuff any more. It's not really much different than trying to keep a nice shiny scratch free paint job on a steel floor though.

Originally Posted by old blue 86

What color blue is that?

Yes, it's #25 Mariner blue for the primary color and #20 Lite blue for the secondary color.