Wood or steel floor bed on my 72 BB swb Cheyenne super

[ls1nova71]

Originally Posted by ls1nova71

I'd say it depends on how you're building it. Bone stock sounds like what you're going for? If that's the case I'd put a steel floor in it if that's the way it was originally. But if it had a wood floor originally I would go that route, but I'd paint it white. JMO
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Originally Posted by sameyrasmea72

Your poll is flawed!! How about doing it the way it should be done instead of the way everybody likes it. Paintd wood is cheaper and correct.

That's what I said back in April, I think a factory restoration should be, well, factory.

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by Frkypunk70

As a carpenter, I'm always going to say wood (even though mine is steel) After seeing how the white makes the wood POP, wood is by far the winner. Have you ever saw a technique called white washing or bleaching wood ? The wood has the look of white but all the wood grain comes through. Just food for thought after seeing the green wood bed.

I'd never thought of "Whitewashing" - I might have to try it when mine needs to be re-finished ( many years from now, I HOPE !!! )

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by sameyrasmea72

Your poll is flawed!! How about doing it the way it should be done instead of the way everybody likes it. Paintd wood is cheaper and correct.

Hey, stop bringing originality into this.

It is a good point though. If you are starting with a true SWB BB truck and using all these NOS parts on it then why not paint the bed wood so it looks original too, or just keep the bed steel if that is the way it came from the factory.

[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

Here are a couple of pictures I've saved of bed wood in white trucks. My white 70 should be finished in about a month ( of course, I've been saying that for THREE months now !!! ) I'll take a picture of it as soon as I get it back and post it in this thread. Mine is red oak with walnut stain ( the last picture is of my wood being finished ) and will have polished strips with bolts in them - I like the look of the "bolt heads" in the strips but I'm NOT using the eight bolts that go through the wood to hold the bed to the frame - the cross members will be attached to the frame from underneath. ( like was done in the first two pictures )

The wood has been installed now and held down from the bottom.

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[VA72C10]

looks great!

[Frkypunk70]

That's sharp!! Now go out and dump a nice big block engine in the back from the junk yard Oh and make sure the oil filter has a huge gash in it. Looks great...nice work.
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[Steve Hafner]

Originally Posted by Frkypunk70

That's sharp!! Now go out and dump a nice big block engine in the back from the junk yard Oh and make sure the oil filter has a huge gash in it. Looks great...nice work.
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. . . and after that, I can get ANOTHER load of wet, stinky mulch, just like I did five years ago !!!

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[Frkypunk70]

Originally Posted by Steve Hafner

. . . and after that, I can get ANOTHER load of wet, stinky mulch, just like I did five years ago !!!

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I give you credit at least your not afraid to load it.
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