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05-17-2002, 11:38 AM
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stepside bedfloor
Has anyone ever tried retrofitting a stock steel floor into a stepside box? I also have seen custom metal bedfloors in 30-50 pickups. Does anyone have any links to something like this or experience with anything beside diamond plate floor?
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05-17-2002, 11:48 AM
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I thought about fitting a stock steel bed in mine too, I bet it would look cool!
------------------ Yeah, that's right. My name is Randy too! WWW.Randysrods.freeservers.com 1970 Chevy C-10 shortstep 1930 Ford Model A Coupe 4 inch chop, 350, GMC 671 blower-Hell yeah it's fast! 1987 Harley Sportster 2002 Harley Dyna Wide Glide Self Propelled Lawn Mower Built in USA!!!! Virginia Beach, VA. |
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05-17-2002, 12:16 PM
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My '69 stepside has a stainless steel bed floor that a previous owner installed. It's 1/8" thick and tough!!! I just hit some of the stainless welds with a grinder and this stuff is "industrial strength"!
All they did was bolt on some angle iron to the side panels and then weld the stainless to it. The only bad thing is when it gets wet, it's like a sheet of ice to walk on. ------------------ 63 Impala*66 Chevelle SS*69 Chevelle*69 C10 Stepside*71 Cheyenne 20*72 Chevelle Parts for sale: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/mr409/items4sale.html
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05-17-2002, 12:25 PM
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One of my ideas would be to avoid the 1 solid smooth surface to break it up. Also with some type of ribs or slots it wouldn't show any waves like a flat floor would. If I remember the classic 30 something chevy had a floor with shallow channels that were manufactured for this use and came in pieces to assemble as bedfloor. With any luck I might have an old photo from a car show, I like to shoot details like this to remember idea. Now if I could just organize my photos!!
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05-17-2002, 12:29 PM
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My 72 stepside had a piece of sheet metal tack welded in the bed when we got it. All of the bed strips, bolts and what was left of the wood was underneath, rattling like all get out. It looked okay, but getting new bed strips and stained wood sets it off nicely. When the typical person sees my bed, the standard question is "did you do customize the bed?". They generally are surprised to hear that wood beds were still standard on the stepsides in 72. Although it requires some watching and maintenance, I think a wood bed is a great link to the trucks of old. My Dad has had his 31 F%rd Model A for about 20 years (it's his only vehicle I've had to pledge to keep) and it's neat to see the similarities in it and mine.
Take Care, Tim Rich Kennesaw, GA
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05-17-2002, 01:08 PM
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I have a piece of plate steel over my original wood and can not wait to get rid of it. The wood floor looks great and keeps it different.
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05-17-2002, 04:11 PM
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i have a piece of .......frigginthick steel in my 71 step, when i bought it there was plywood in it, so i got some free metal from my friends dad who owns a metal shop, we welded it in and added extra braces under it, the piece weighed about 60-70 pounds i guess, then i hurculined it myself, came out very good, might post a pic later
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05-29-2002, 12:34 AM
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Cool search engines!! Anyone else have any ideas or advise on a classic truck type metal bedfloor, I know I've seen them. Looking for webpages or sources.
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