Need Help With Bed Wood Dimension

[muppal]

Okay, i need some help with my bed wood dimension, i have a 1981 Chevrolet Stepside Shortbox, and i need the dimension on the wood strips of the bed, i looked on the net and found nothing, the only closest year i found is 1972, but they have 8 strips of wood, and on mine i have 7 strips, if would help if someone had the dimension,
PS i live in canada and the bed wood kits are pricey

[Stitch]

here's some info

http://www.mar-k.com/bedwooddimensions.pdf

also, here's a thread about bed wood...

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=376467

[RussAwana]

Hey! I'm in the process of re-doing my wood bed on a 86 Stepside. I have 7 strips of wood also. The two outer ones are 5.5" and the five inner ones are
7.5" wide by 77" long. I was able to rip a single sheet of maple/birch plywood ($48. @ HomeDepot) into the proper size strips with a little left over. I still need to route the edges to accommadate the bed strips. I haven't stained or varnished the wood yet but I'm hoping to get to it next week. Good luck on your resto!

[muppal]

Originally Posted by RussAwana

Hey! I'm in the process of re-doing my wood bed on a 86 Stepside. I have 7 strips of wood also. The two outer ones are 5.5" and the five inner ones are
7.5" wide by 77" long. I was able to rip a single sheet of maple/birch plywood ($48. @ HomeDepot) into the proper size strips with a little left over. I still need to route the edges to accommadate the bed strips. I haven't stained or varnished the wood yet but I'm hoping to get to it next week. Good luck on your resto!

Hey thanks alot, i will try this forsure