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12-26-2012, 07:13 PM | #1 |
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bed wood without metal strips anyone done it?
getting ready to redo the bed wood in a 67 .looking for pics of beds with out the metal strips.I dont mean just covered with ply wood. not looking for lessons on how wood expands and that is why the metal is there .I know how to deal with that. just wanted to see if any one else has done this.
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12-26-2012, 07:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: bed wood without metal strips anyone done it?
Should be pictures on Mar-Ks website. They sell a kit that has hidden strips. WES
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12-26-2012, 07:20 PM | #4 |
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Re: bed wood without metal strips anyone done it?
Are you looking for something cheap? I used treated deck boards for my bed. No strips.
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12-27-2012, 08:50 AM | #5 |
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Re: bed wood without metal strips anyone done it?
I'm in the middle of doing my bed and I haven't decided how I am going to do mine. I am leaning towards doing it without the strips for a cleaner look. I am thinking I would have to drill some extra holes in the cross sills and run short screws up from under the truck bed and just have only the perimeter bolts showing.
I am buying the wood from a local lumberyard and milling it down to fit.
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12-27-2012, 01:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: bed wood without metal strips anyone done it?
Here is a bed I found looking for Longhorns. Really can't see the benefit of eliminating the strips they do a lot to tie the bed together.
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12-27-2012, 02:24 PM | #8 |
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Re: bed wood without metal strips anyone done it?
In my opinion, a bed with out strips is going to be a large bland panel with out contrast to break it up.
If you want to do something different, make strips out of Ebony, or some other different shade of wood. Or you could do what I'm doing.............. my two cents.............
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Instead of doing slotted holes I may just drill the holes just large enough to allow movement without the screw head pulling through. It's not really surrounded by steel, there is a gap between the end of the cross members and the outside side wall of the bed. The front panel of the bed isn't all that stout, the rear crossmember is the most rigid. I think if the boards are tongue and groove I think they will work together to distribute the load weight. Also, I wouldn't jam them together to tight, maybe leave them a little loose to help with expansion and contraction. my two cents!
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