Took some photographs of the truck yesterday

[OregonNed]

After shooting prom images for my daughter, I decided to get a few of the truck on Sunday. They open the overflow parking on weekends at the park up the street - and with it empty, it was the perfect place.

[flashed]

Wow , beautiful truck .

[engineer_gregh]

Very nice!

[yuccales]

That sure is a good looking truck!

[72LB]

Good looking ride!

[Rich69shortfleet]

Beautiful! How about some interior and engine photos too?

[OregonNed]

Thank you! I have a couple I can post this evening

[Mollzyie]

Damn that thing is nice !

[Steve Cole]

Beautiful truck! Was the truck featured in the prom pictures as well? That would have been cool.

[OregonNed]

Originally Posted by Steve Cole

Beautiful truck! Was the truck featured in the prom pictures as well? That would have been cool.

I did not think of that - it would have been cool. The boy's parents arranged a Maserati for them

[rsavage]

Nice truck!

[OhCookie]

Great photos of a beautiful truck! What camera did you use? Did you use a tripod too?

[Jeff's72C10*]

Awesome looking truck..

[35boulder]

Nice looking truck. Lighting is nice as well.

[OregonNed]

Originally Posted by OhCookie

Great photos of a beautiful truck! What camera did you use? Did you use a tripod too?

I used a tripod, but only for the lens weight. I have canon gear, and used a 70-200 zoom to help prevent lens distortion being close. The camera is a 5D mark II I use for landscape photography

[vinro]

Very nice. How about some interior shots too.

[OregonNed]

This is the bed I've posted before on the site. It won "Nicest Bed" at a recent show.

[OregonNed]

From the show

[Orange67]

Wow. Good thing you guys can't see the drool on my phone. THIS is why my wife calls this my "truck porn".....

[OregonNed]

Thanks a bunch, guys. .. I certainly have a lot of fun with it. Here is an interior shot I took a while back

[TexasLS1]

I've never seen pics of your bed, that looks incredible! What type of wood did you use?

[70 shorty]

Originally Posted by TexasLS1

I've never seen pics of your bed, that looks incredible! What type of wood did you use?

To the OP, I too would like to know what kind of wood you used, as well as any other details you'd be willing to share on what you did to it. I love it!

[kenr74]

Wow. I hope mine is half as nice when I get done.

[Jeff's72C10*]

Looks awesome.

[OregonNed]

I don’t mind at all, guys. I had a thread for this project, but all of the photos were on photobucket, so now they do not appear. Bummer. It was a project started in the Fall when a friend of mine into wood working wanted to try a bed. So we went and hand picked enough quarter sawn red oak for the project. He spent the winter milling the lumber using my old bed boards to make a template for each new board. Once down he sanded them out by hand and spent the winter and early spring applying stain and finish on days that were warm enough to dry the finish. He did maybe two coats a week until he had the stain right, and then 13-14 coats of Epiphanes extra UV protection varnish ( the kind they use on boats and kayaks). Between each coat he hand sanded each board with 2x2 inch pieces of various grit sandpaper for a perfect finish. It did take some months. We had pulled the box prior to pulling he boards so it resided in the carport while the truck occupied the garage. It took this opportunity to do some frame restoration and I also replaced the front bed panel and wheel tubs with new. Another buddy helped me sand and paint the inside of the bed sides , wheel tubs, box front and a new rear cross sill. I painted the inside of the tubs with POR 15 and also we sandblasted and painted the inner fenders. Lastly I sandblasted and painted each cross sill with POR 15 as well. Then one Saturday he hauled the boards to the house and we put it all back together. Oh and I also hand polished the stainless bed strips and bought all new hardware. I’d be happy to add some pics to this post of the project!