1959 Short Fleetside bed plank dimensions

[dunce79]

Thinking about having friend of mine who is a woodworking guy come up with something for my 59 Fleetside bed instead of buying one of the kits that are available. Has anyone seen any specs/dimensions on what size ect each plank should be?

[Rude Dude]

http://www.chevytrucks.org/tech/bedwood.htm

[dunce79]

Thx. saw that while searching and just thought I'd try to back it up with other info.

[OrrieG]

When you make them, cut perpendicular notches from the grooves the rails sit in to the sides about every 12 inches. Without them any moisture has to run all the way to the front and back sills to drain, or sits and rots the wood.

[_Ogre]

and... since your not restoring the truck you can make them any width or material
truk has trex plastic decking from homedepot, they are all the same width and no finishing or protection required



stock bed strips were painted black and raised above the bed wood to protect the wood from a shovel
if you paint your bed strips and don't want the paint beat off them, lower the strips a bit

[OrrieG]

You forgot to mention you have to re-drill the cross sills....

[Old Crow]

For my old shop truck, I just bought a 4x8 sheet of 3/4" treated plywood. Measured the distance between the bolt holes in the cross sills and ripped the plywood accordingly. After all the cuts were made and the holes drilled for the bed sides and mounting bolts, I coated the pieces with Thompson's water seal. I didn't even bother to route the grooves for the rails, just bolted them on top.
Figured I didn't want to spend big bucks for something I was going to use to haul engines, tranny's and firewood. Sure enough, the first time I put a motor in the back of the truck, it fell over and dumped about a quart of old, nasty oil on the bed.
Aside from the new rails and bolts, I've got about $50 in my bed. Still got about 1/2 gallon of Thompson's, so the next replacement will be about $38.

[1966chevy]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

and... since your not restoring the truck you can make them any width or material
truk has trex plastic decking from homedepot, they are all the same width and no finishing or protection required



stock bed strips were painted black and raised above the bed wood to protect the wood from a shovel
if you paint your bed strips and don't want the paint beat off them, lower the strips a bit

Great idea! I might look into that for my fleetside bed.

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