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02-05-2004, 01:55 AM
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Sell it before it's finished
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Location: Wilmington, NC
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bed floor?
I want a steel floor for my '68 swb fleet. I can't find anyone making this aftermarket. I don't want a wood floor. What can I do?
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02-05-2004, 02:26 AM
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Sisyphus was my mentor!
 
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I too like the steel floor in my green 67 BUT unrotten steel bedfloors are non existant here. Do you already have a steel floor thats rotten? I do & I'm going to cut out patch panels from a donor bed & weld them in & after grinding I'll hide the welding under some line-x. LMC used to have the full bedfloor panels in their catalogue but the no longer list them - mabe give them a call & see if they have any left?
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02-05-2004, 06:44 AM
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I have a complete steel floor that is near or as close to NOS as can be. I might be willing to let it go for exchange for a new wood floor. I'll think on this one.
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02-05-2004, 11:18 AM
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Hey Greg did you see the floor in that truck at bucks? It was in pretty decent shape. Not sure if it is there still though.
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02-05-2004, 12:21 PM
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I have a couple of floors that I would sell. Both are fairly straight with a couple of small rusty spots. I'd take $75 each for them. I have pics if you're interested.
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Wynne 70 CST short fleet Hugger orange & white, 350/350, ps, pb, air, tilt, tach/vac/speedwarning, original buckets, AM/FM, oak bed floor, shoulder belts, 3.5"/5.5" drop, 20" American Racing VN425s. Build thread 53 Chevy shortbed 69 Camaro Click here to subscribe Chevy GMC International Truck Club Louisiana Charter Member http://www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com |
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02-05-2004, 12:28 PM
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Sell it before it's finished
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I would be interested, but I am not sure how you could ship something like that.
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02-05-2004, 12:43 PM
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Yea, me either. I'm sure it would have to go truck, which would mean $$$. Never shipped something truck though, so I don't know.
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Wynne 70 CST short fleet Hugger orange & white, 350/350, ps, pb, air, tilt, tach/vac/speedwarning, original buckets, AM/FM, oak bed floor, shoulder belts, 3.5"/5.5" drop, 20" American Racing VN425s. Build thread 53 Chevy shortbed 69 Camaro Click here to subscribe Chevy GMC International Truck Club Louisiana Charter Member http://www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com |
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02-05-2004, 12:57 PM
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mine is 3 layers of diamond plate welded in....works good for carrying bulldozers without scratching your bed...:p
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02-05-2004, 02:04 PM
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I have seen patch panels. I think it was in LMC.
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02-05-2004, 03:16 PM
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16" x 48" bed patch panels are available from Chevy Duty or GMC Pauls, (probably others, also).
http://www.gmcpauls.com/ Jim |
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02-05-2004, 09:16 PM
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Steal floors are certainly better about not having to scratch and worry about having to redo, I have oak in mine and lasted very well for three years, then had some little whimp help me put a new Snow Blower in the back and he dragged the frame of the box in the bed and left some huge Gouges in the wood, wasnt Happy..
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02-05-2004, 09:52 PM
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"I too like the steel floor in my green 67 BUT unrotten steel bedfloors are non existant here"
Tim sold a rust free floor out of that ochre bed that you are getting the bedsides form Greg. He had the entire bed for sale for $150 and a guy offered him $100 just for the floor!! The truck that Tim took it off had been sitting in a guys yard for 12 years |
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02-10-2004, 03:00 AM
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Sisyphus was my mentor!
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Some people just seem to hit on the good finds I guess. Mabe I dont look hard enough or something, but the good stuff (i.e. the solid bedfloor) is almost always gone before I get there... I'll make my own bedfloor! I got me a welder now & I'm gonna use it! I saw that floor @ Bucks/Mervs & its got a serious case of the tin worms... I LOVE gotmud's idea of checkerplate! It'll last forever & I'll get better winter traction as a bonus.
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02-10-2004, 03:40 AM
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Here how I fixed the floor in my 65 GMC--sheet of 5/8 marine plywood--alum. checkerplate on top of this-bolted down with stainless button head bolts.
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