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PA69C10 · 11-06-2012, 06:31 PM

I am a new member. Also new to this era pick ups. I was wondering if there was a way to put a woodbed in with out taking out the steel floor?

-Thanks in advance
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cableguy0 · 11-06-2012, 07:39 PM

Im pretty sure someone was making a kit to do exactly what you want to do.I believe I saw it on one of the saturday morning hot rod shows.Not sure how much help this is but might give you a place to look. I think this is the company here http://www.bedwoodandparts.com/retroliner.html

BR3W CITY · 11-06-2012, 08:19 PM

Depends what you want in the end. Just to have the wood look? Sure you can get snap together flooring and cut it to fit....it gives a wood look and looks decent, but weathers very poorly.

Imo it would be very hard to get a "useable" wood bed out of the deal, especially since you have the added depth and weight of the wood. I think that getting marine plywood, good quality wood veneer and about 6 coats of clear would get you a removeable wood-look bed, so when you want to actually haul stuff you can take it out and not ruin it, then toss it in for cruising and shows.

my 66 had the wood floor rotted out so I made a new floor subframe and make a 3 piece removeable bed out of TREX, I'll be getting rhino-lined to make damn near impervious bed, which will look good and match my truck.

hugger6933 · 11-06-2012, 10:14 PM

Welcome to the site and there is a wealth of knowledge on here about the trucks and a lot of great men and women that are willing to share their knowledge to help out a fellow trucker. I seem to recall a bed floor piece that lays in on top of what you have. Why are you trying to keep the steel floor?

PA69C10 · 11-07-2012, 07:54 AM

I'm not sure it's going to be worth the effort with the current bed. I'm just exploring all my opitions.

-Todd

LEX · 11-07-2012, 12:46 PM

A conversion will cost you around $380.00 in parts minus the wood and strips. Unless you find them used in good shape. May be cheaper.

You can also sell your old parts to make some of your money back for the wood.

The cross sills. Lower right of page.

The front bed panel. Top of page.

Billett · 11-07-2012, 01:11 PM

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=402718

might give you some ideas. You can do it pretty cheap with some decent plywood. Also seen people do it with the fake-decking material.

kcsa75 · 11-07-2012, 03:00 PM

Didn't take the time to add up the LMC parts, but Mar-K offers a conversion kit for $501.50. Doesn't include the wood though. :-(
http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/catalog.aspx

LongNLowGMC · 12-06-2012, 05:38 PM

Found this thread by accident, if you are still interested in this I think a Show Deck may be more along the lines of what you are looking for. For the price though I personally would rather do the wood conversion.

http://www.horkeyswoodandparts.com/page2.html

willett · 12-09-2012, 06:04 PM

sounds like a rusty disaster after a couple years.

11-06-2012, 06:31 PM	#1
PA69C10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Gettysburg,Pa Posts: 19	woodbed ???s I am a new member. Also new to this era pick ups. I was wondering if there was a way to put a woodbed in with out taking out the steel floor? -Thanks in advance Posted via Mobile Device

11-06-2012, 07:39 PM	#2
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	Re: woodbed ???s Im pretty sure someone was making a kit to do exactly what you want to do.I believe I saw it on one of the saturday morning hot rod shows.Not sure how much help this is but might give you a place to look. I think this is the company here http://www.bedwoodandparts.com/retroliner.html __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

11-06-2012, 08:19 PM	#3
BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: woodbed ???s Depends what you want in the end. Just to have the wood look? Sure you can get snap together flooring and cut it to fit....it gives a wood look and looks decent, but weathers very poorly. Imo it would be very hard to get a "useable" wood bed out of the deal, especially since you have the added depth and weight of the wood. I think that getting marine plywood, good quality wood veneer and about 6 coats of clear would get you a removeable wood-look bed, so when you want to actually haul stuff you can take it out and not ruin it, then toss it in for cruising and shows. my 66 had the wood floor rotted out so I made a new floor subframe and make a 3 piece removeable bed out of TREX, I'll be getting rhino-lined to make damn near impervious bed, which will look good and match my truck. __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

11-06-2012, 10:14 PM	#4
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,279	Re: woodbed ???s Welcome to the site and there is a wealth of knowledge on here about the trucks and a lot of great men and women that are willing to share their knowledge to help out a fellow trucker. I seem to recall a bed floor piece that lays in on top of what you have. Why are you trying to keep the steel floor?

11-07-2012, 07:54 AM	#5
PA69C10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Gettysburg,Pa Posts: 19	Re: woodbed ???s I'm not sure it's going to be worth the effort with the current bed. I'm just exploring all my opitions. -Todd

11-07-2012, 12:46 PM	#6
LEX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 884	Re: woodbed ???s A conversion will cost you around $380.00 in parts minus the wood and strips. Unless you find them used in good shape. May be cheaper. You can also sell your old parts to make some of your money back for the wood. The cross sills. Lower right of page. The front bed panel. Top of page. Last edited by LEX; 11-07-2012 at 12:59 PM.

11-07-2012, 01:11 PM	#7
Billett Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Pittsgrove, NJ Posts: 1,502	Re: woodbed ???s http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=402718 might give you some ideas. You can do it pretty cheap with some decent plywood. Also seen people do it with the fake-decking material. __________________ Will 1968 C10 - Project Texa Go 6.0/4L80e 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 2002 Ford Excursion 7.3L 2024 Toyota Sienna

11-07-2012, 03:00 PM	#8
kcsa75 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 3,590	Re: woodbed ???s Didn't take the time to add up the LMC parts, but Mar-K offers a conversion kit for $501.50. Doesn't include the wood though. :-( http://www.mar-k.com/Catalog/catalog.aspx __________________ Willie Swamp Angel Truckers '72 C10 Highlander *People who blindly follow a GPS end up on television programs on The Weather Channel. Some survive, some don't.*

12-06-2012, 05:38 PM	#9
LongNLowGMC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sonora, CA Posts: 134	Re: woodbed ???s Found this thread by accident, if you are still interested in this I think a Show Deck may be more along the lines of what you are looking for. For the price though I personally would rather do the wood conversion. http://www.horkeyswoodandparts.com/page2.html

12-09-2012, 06:04 PM	#10
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: woodbed ???s sounds like a rusty disaster after a couple years. __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

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