My 1967 Chevy K20 Build Thread

[loudchevy]

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

I found a nice bed in Denver and I am going to do a road trip on Thursday to go and get it!

Hopefully the windshield time saves countless hours of body work!

[Chaparralman1974]

Originally Posted by loudchevy

Hopefully the windshield time saves countless hours of body work!

No doubt! I am so tired of sanding filler that I can't see straight.

[Chaparralman1974]

My new bed is home!!

So, I was able to find a near pristine bed on FB marketplace earlier this week. He lives in Denver, and had purchased this little trailer to use on one of his builds. His plans apparently changed and he is moving so he put it up for sale. It is off of a 1968, and according to the title the trailer was assembled in October of 1981. I believe that it was stored indoors and really wasn't used that much. There are virtually no dents in the bed, no filler that I can find, and the wood floor, while old, is still sound and can be cleaned up. The rails in between the boards look perfect with no dents at all that I can see. Anyway, I couldn't pass this up, so I jumped in the truck and made a beeline from Phoenix to Denver to get it. I just got home a few hours ago.

I have realized that when you spontaneously jump in your truck and drive 36 hours there and back to get a part for a truck you are working on it transcends a mere hobby and becomes a sickness. LOL


Clay

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974

My new bed is home!!

So, I was able to find a near pristine bed on FB marketplace earlier this week. He lives in Denver, and had purchased this little trailer to use on one of his builds. His plans apparently changed and he is moving so he put it up for sale. It is off of a 1968, and according to the title the trailer was assembled in October of 1981. I believe that it was stored indoors and really wasn't used that much. There are virtually no dents in the bed, no filler that I can find, and the wood floor, while old, is still sound and can be cleaned up. The rails in between the boards look perfect with no dents at all that I can see. Anyway, I couldn't pass this up, so I jumped in the truck and made a beeline from Phoenix to Denver to get it. I just got home a few hours ago.

I have realized that when you spontaneously jump in your truck and drive 36 hours there and back to get a part for a truck you are working on it transcends a mere hobby and becomes a sickness. LOL


Clay

That is a (Over the Top) Great purchase.

That camper top may have/ Did saved that wood floor.

You will at least have the original pattern to go by.

That is if you want to make new boards for the floor.

You are close to Right on the (sickness).

[Chaparralman1974]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

That is a (Over the Top) Great purchase.

That camper top may have/ Did saved that wood floor.

You will at least have the original pattern to go by.

That is if you want to make new boards for the floor.

You are close to Right on the (sickness).

Yeah I think that it did save the wood. It even still has paint on the wood. I still have to get everything cleaned up and then I will get better pictures.


Clay

[Ol Blue K20]

Nice buy! Welcome to the sickness....

[Chaparralman1974]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Nice buy! Welcome to the sickness....

Thanks! :-) Yeah, my wife keeps trying to "cure" me of it, but my immune system is fighting her back...LMAO!


This bed is really nice. I just finished pulling off the camper shell and the bed sides look almost flawless. A few small dings to work out and I have to weld up the holes where the camper was mounted. It almost borders on sacrilege to weld up the marker light holes on it, but they have to go.

Question for everyone.....what do you all think about dustless blasting on the bed? I learned my lesson on blasting with the hood as it destroyed it. But what about the bed sides? They do seem sturdier than the hood. I am really thinking that I will just attack it with the SCT and a DA to take the paint off but it would be nice to find a better, faster way.


Clay

[68bowtie]

Nice find! The inside of the bed is amazing.

Yep you’ve caught c10 fever lol

[loudchevy]

Clay, that is a heck of a score! It should clean up real nice from looking at the pics on the computer screen. Does it need to be taken down to bare metal? Or will a quick scuff with a DA with some 80 grit do the trick before filler/primer?

[Chaparralman1974]

Originally Posted by loudchevy

Clay, that is a heck of a score! It should clean up real nice from looking at the pics on the computer screen. Does it need to be taken down to bare metal? Or will a quick scuff with a DA with some 80 grit do the trick before filler/primer?

Thanks Scott!

Honestly, I am not sure....the top layer of paint looks brushed on. I am not sure if it is house paint, or rustoleum or what. I am going to take the DA and the SCT to it to see what happens.

My plan is to pressure was the bottom and wire brush it really well, and then I will raptor line the bottom like I did with the cab. The inside of the bed is another story. The wood is really good, so I am not sure what I will do there. I hate to replace it if it isn't really necessary.


Clay