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Old 09-15-2012, 08:27 PM   #1
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Wood Bed Kits

Everyone knows that replacing the wood in your bed is a big pain and the bed kits are expensive anywhere from 450-600 for a longbed fleetside does anyone have any alternatives? any pics of what you did instead or what you plan to do thanks!
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Old 09-15-2012, 08:58 PM   #2
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Everyone knows that replacing the wood in your bed is a big pain and the bed kits are expensive anywhere from 450-600 for a longbed fleetside does anyone have any alternatives? any pics of what you did instead or what you plan to do thanks!
Can't help with the pain, but Classic Parts has a long fleet kit for $275. And since you're in town, you won't have to worry about freight!
http://www.classicparts.com/1960-72-...ctinfo/07-058/
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Old 09-15-2012, 09:00 PM   #3
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AWESOME! Thanks Man! Hadnt checked them out yet just ebay lmc and ecklers lol
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Old 09-15-2012, 09:22 PM   #4
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I always check Classic Parts first. They don't have the inventory that LMC has, but they have a way-cooler showroom!
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Old 09-15-2012, 09:30 PM   #5
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Everyone knows that replacing the wood in your bed is a big pain and the bed kits are expensive anywhere from 450-600 for a longbed fleetside does anyone have any alternatives? any pics of what you did instead or what you plan to do thanks!


fyi just in case you wanted to look here is a bed link threadd

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=402718
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Old 09-16-2012, 02:11 AM   #6
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Re: Wood Bed Kits

I'm just finishing up a new bed out of Trex-type plastic-wood decking.
Mine is tubbed, so its kind of a weird shaped 3-piece bed and regular wood kits just didn't work. Its bolted in using mostly stock bed supports, but in the middle and back it had a square tube subframe that lets me have a door for the fuel tank and the area where the battery will be relocated to.

This is with the front layed out and bolted in, and the third pic is part of the rear deck. The center board is the fuel door, the right two are the battery compartment. Its not finished though, its getting trim strips between the boards, and the whole thing is being rhin0-lined giving it an interesting look.


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Old 09-16-2012, 02:31 AM   #7
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Thats neat! I bet that bed will last a long time....
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Old 09-16-2012, 12:00 PM   #8
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please post up pics when complete-----looks good
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Old 09-22-2012, 02:09 AM   #9
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Here is my final layout with everything bolted down and the trim strips in. Just need to get it ALL rhino-lined or linexed.


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Old 09-22-2012, 12:22 PM   #10
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what are the trim strips and how are they held down? look great!
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