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ira ashley · 02-15-2003, 06:44 PM

This is to everyone planning to make your own wood for your truck bed; the info that is on GMC Paul board IS NOT CORRECT.
I cut my board exactly as his info instructed. the problem I found is
The width size of the board is 6@7 3/16, 2@ 5 3/16
The machined part is 3/4 on both sides for a total of 1 1/2
After you minus the machined part from the board you have
6@ 5 11/16 And 2@3 11/16 the part you see after you put the strips down.....WHICH IS WRONG

you are supose to see
6 @ 6 1/4 AND 2 @ 4 1/4

Maybe I'm wrong; I hope, I"ve alredy cut my boards per these specs.

I've E-mailed & faxed GMC PAUL with this info with drawings; However have not got any reply
Maybe someone can help me with my problem
Do they make a 2" with strip?????? thanks for the ear...Ira

**john** · 02-15-2003, 08:06 PM

Here is a diagram I got with a Brothers wood kit. Good fit with no problems. Maybe this will help. (if pic shows)

ira ashley · 02-15-2003, 11:11 PM

ttt

ira ashley · 02-17-2003, 11:19 AM

TTT

chaptr2 · 02-17-2003, 12:08 PM

how about for stepsides???

dat · 02-17-2003, 04:32 PM

This info is from the factory 1968 GMC Master Parts Book. Let me know if this is too small to read.

Fenderside:

dat · 02-17-2003, 04:34 PM

6 1/2 foot Wideside:

dat · 02-17-2003, 04:35 PM

8 foot wideside:

6772king · 02-17-2003, 07:46 PM

dat would you happen to have the listing for a longhorn

thanks

bluec10 · 02-17-2003, 07:57 PM

Dat's fleetside and stepside are mixed-up, right?

dat · 02-17-2003, 09:08 PM

Yeah, I put the titles in backwards, sorry. They are correct now.

I'll check on the longhorn but I don't think I do.

Richard Dobson · 05-06-2003, 08:09 AM

After reading all the info on making your own wood for a shortbed fleetside there seems to be some contradictions.
Could someone who has made a complete wood bed installation from scratch please help me with the dimensions for the wood.
I work on a cad system at work and I can lay out a drawing with all the dimensions to get started.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-06-2003, 08:35 AM

The dimensions have been changed. I made my strips per the incorrect dimensions, also. I milled the slots wider as a fix so that the strip does not cover as much wood.

The dimensions have been changed since late summer of last year.

Jim

cheyenne10 · 05-06-2003, 09:45 AM

I have read portions of this post before and it made me leary of posted info. If it is correct then GMC Paul should say so and moderator should delete this post started that says info is NOT correct. Some of us never get to the bottom of the post!!

Richard Dobson · 05-06-2003, 12:13 PM

The lengths of all the boards & widths are there but what about the slots for the strips? Any help will be appreciated.

biglou55 · 05-06-2003, 12:52 PM

I down loaded gmc paul.s sketches and dimensions last fall now i am confused on what to use?.

Dat your schematic is to small is there a way you can make it bigger. I am planning on making my own out of oak. and i would only like to do it once. lighten up on gmc paul if he has a mistake on his board he will remedy the problem. he has provided all of us with useful and helpful info. And great parts also.

Richard Dobson · 05-06-2003, 02:52 PM

Big Lou could you please magnify the post for a short bed fleetside woodbed drawing. Is there any further information on how the slots are cut for the strips. Hope I'm not bothering you too much, but good data is hard to come by. Regards

biglou55 · 05-06-2003, 03:00 PM

Richard i don,t have the schematics dat is the one who posted them. I just asked him if he could make them bigger so we can read them. :p

nu2-72 · 05-06-2003, 04:18 PM

I just copied these to my 3.5 floppy and then took them to paint and went 120%. Try blowing them up yourself and they are easier to read.

02-15-2003, 06:44 PM	#1
ira ashley Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: va Posts: 91	GMC Pauls wood bed info This is to everyone planning to make your own wood for your truck bed; the info that is on GMC Paul board IS NOT CORRECT. I cut my board exactly as his info instructed. the problem I found is The width size of the board is 6@7 3/16, 2@ 5 3/16 The machined part is 3/4 on both sides for a total of 1 1/2 After you minus the machined part from the board you have 6@ 5 11/16 And 2@3 11/16 the part you see after you put the strips down.....WHICH IS WRONG you are supose to see 6 @ 6 1/4 AND 2 @ 4 1/4 Maybe I'm wrong; I hope, I"ve alredy cut my boards per these specs. I've E-mailed & faxed GMC PAUL with this info with drawings; However have not got any reply Maybe someone can help me with my problem Do they make a 2" with strip?????? thanks for the ear...Ira

02-15-2003, 08:06 PM	#2
john member #16 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Yuba City Ca. Posts: 3,618	Here is a diagram I got with a Brothers wood kit. Good fit with no problems. Maybe this will help. (if pic shows) Attached Images __________________ john http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showgroups.php board vendors http://www.flickr.com/photos/1745471...7602865984234/

02-17-2003, 12:08 PM	#5
chaptr2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Olalla, WA Posts: 705	how about for stepsides??? __________________ This is only my opinion and it is subject to change. 70 GMC Short box stepside Blown 388 Stroker 72 K/5 Blazer 350/SM465/205

02-17-2003, 04:32 PM	#6
dat Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central MN Posts: 88	This info is from the factory 1968 GMC Master Parts Book. Let me know if this is too small to read. Fenderside: Attached Images __________________ '68 GMC 1500 LWB Fleetside w/350 & 3 spd (for now) Last edited by dat; 02-17-2003 at 09:09 PM.

02-17-2003, 04:34 PM	#7
dat Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central MN Posts: 88	6 1/2 foot Wideside: Attached Images __________________ '68 GMC 1500 LWB Fleetside w/350 & 3 spd (for now) Last edited by dat; 02-17-2003 at 09:09 PM.

02-15-2003, 11:11 PM	#3
ira ashley Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: va Posts: 91	ttt

02-17-2003, 11:19 AM	#4
ira ashley Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: va Posts: 91	TTT

02-17-2003, 04:35 PM	#8
dat Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central MN Posts: 88	8 foot wideside: Attached Images __________________ '68 GMC 1500 LWB Fleetside w/350 & 3 spd (for now) Last edited by dat; 02-17-2003 at 09:08 PM.

02-17-2003, 07:46 PM	#9
6772king Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: grove city pa usa Posts: 628	dat would you happen to have the listing for a longhorn thanks __________________ 67 chevy short step 2wd 427 71 chevy short fleet 4x4 396 72 gmc jimmy 2wd 377 71 chevy blazer 4x4 454 69 chevy longhorn 5.9l cummins 72 chevy 400 2wd custom camper 67 chevy lwb 4x4 454-in pieces 67 chevy panel soon 4x4-400 67 gmc dump 4x4 1 ton-305 WTF!! 72 chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 burb 350 70 chevy panel 2wd 302 5 speed tko "THERE IS NO REPLACMENT FOR DISPLACMENT"!!!!!!!

02-17-2003, 07:57 PM	#10
bluec10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 663	Dat's fleetside and stepside are mixed-up, right? __________________ Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said.

02-17-2003, 09:08 PM	#11
dat Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central MN Posts: 88	Yeah, I put the titles in backwards, sorry. They are correct now. I'll check on the longhorn but I don't think I do. __________________ '68 GMC 1500 LWB Fleetside w/350 & 3 spd (for now) Last edited by dat; 02-17-2003 at 09:12 PM.

05-06-2003, 08:09 AM	#12
Richard Dobson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Easley, South Carolina Posts: 491	wood bed confusion After reading all the info on making your own wood for a shortbed fleetside there seems to be some contradictions. Could someone who has made a complete wood bed installation from scratch please help me with the dimensions for the wood. I work on a cad system at work and I can lay out a drawing with all the dimensions to get started. __________________ Richard Dobson

05-06-2003, 08:35 AM	#13
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	The dimensions have been changed. I made my strips per the incorrect dimensions, also. I milled the slots wider as a fix so that the strip does not cover as much wood. The dimensions have been changed since late summer of last year. Jim

05-06-2003, 09:45 AM	#14
cheyenne10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,512	if dims correct then this post should be closed or deleted. I have read portions of this post before and it made me leary of posted info. If it is correct then GMC Paul should say so and moderator should delete this post started that says info is NOT correct. Some of us never get to the bottom of the post!! __________________ Bob

05-06-2003, 12:13 PM	#15
Richard Dobson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Easley, South Carolina Posts: 491	cross section dimensions The lengths of all the boards & widths are there but what about the slots for the strips? Any help will be appreciated. __________________ Richard Dobson



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05-06-2003, 12:52 PM	#16
biglou55 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Greenfield Mass. Posts: 551	I down loaded gmc paul.s sketches and dimensions last fall now i am confused on what to use?. Dat your schematic is to small is there a way you can make it bigger. I am planning on making my own out of oak. and i would only like to do it once. lighten up on gmc paul if he has a mistake on his board he will remedy the problem. he has provided all of us with useful and helpful info. And great parts also. __________________ Certifiably crazy person

05-06-2003, 02:52 PM	#17
Richard Dobson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Easley, South Carolina Posts: 491	biglou55 Big Lou could you please magnify the post for a short bed fleetside woodbed drawing. Is there any further information on how the slots are cut for the strips. Hope I'm not bothering you too much, but good data is hard to come by. Regards __________________ Richard Dobson

05-06-2003, 03:00 PM	#18
biglou55 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Greenfield Mass. Posts: 551	Richard i don,t have the schematics dat is the one who posted them. I just asked him if he could make them bigger so we can read them. :p __________________ Certifiably crazy person

05-06-2003, 04:18 PM	#19
nu2-72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Amazonia, Mo. USA Posts: 2,821	I just copied these to my 3.5 floppy and then took them to paint and went 120%. Try blowing them up yourself and they are easier to read. __________________ 72 3/4 4x4 350 4spd 72 3/4 4x4 350 auto 2004 Duramax Silverado 4x4 2006 Duramax Crew cab 4x4 2010 Harley Ultra Limited 2011 Harley Street Glide

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