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Scary Bed Floor
So I had my tire off my truck today and thought I would take some pictures of the bed floor of my truck. These are the supports on the underside of the bed floor.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
a new bed may be in the future.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
gas tank looks rusty to. Sure you don't have any leaks in it? LOL
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
No may a definite, working on getting one.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
check youre frame its also probably rusted trought... mine was and it was a 1ton
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
holey crap was this a canadian truck?
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Nope, it was made in Flint and has been in Indiana since. And what is weird about it is that the bed floor itself has very little rust at all and is only is surface rust.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
That's from people not washing the truck correctly. They hosed the paint down but did nothing underneath. It's too bad.
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Whooda thunk it??? I keep a thin (sometimes thicker than others) film of road grime and dirt on mine to protect the paint. So far, so good ![]() |
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
Not sure for this year truck but i know MAR-K has lots of bed parts. Worth a try...
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its from snow and salty environment believe me
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
I live in the rust belt too. I've been thru what you are dealing with and I
suggest that when you replace your bed with another, you seam seal all the edges where your cross supports meet the bed floor. Also clean & coat the bottom side before you install. I use a product called "ZERORUST". It is available in several colors. I use red & black. First I paint with the black, then I switch to red. That way, I get full coverage. A couple coats is all you need. The good thing about RUSTFREE, is you can always touch up any problem area's later. Not so, with products like POR15. I have a 78K20 that's been my plow rig for many years. I got tired of fuel tank's rotting out, so I switched over to polly tanks. You may consider doing the same. Just sayin'.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
Mar-K has cross sills for the wood beds. They may have em for steel floors.
They are real simple pieces. A sheet metal shop might be able to make you some... |
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
Yeah they are very simple that's why have considered many time of building my own bed supports. I wouldn't take it to a metal shop because it would cost me more than what I could do it for if I was to do it.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
That's what happens iowa is the same damn way, not to jack your thread but does anyone know where (if) you can buy bed supports my frame and bed floor are in great shape but there are a couple of spots in the the supports where it's started to rust through and i don't see the point in replacing the whole floor since it's solid otherwise
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
Unistrut, angle iron? Check your frame cross members.
I don't know if you can but bed supports (they sell everything else) but you can get creative.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
Also if you can't find a bed floor, you could build your own cross supports.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
Yeah, i'' probably have to make my own bed supports they aren't that bad but i just figured if i could replace them then why not
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
Yeah the thought has crossed my mind many times, but I would also like to have more solid bedsides so I think it would be easier/ more cost effective to find a good used bed.
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Re: Scary Bed Floor
mine should be okay they aren't rusted that bad and i don't want a new bed i'm trying to keep as much of my truck as possible
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