How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10

[rustytruck50]

Bed floor looks great, Chris!
Hard to believe its the same truck that had the OBS sports side bed

[regan wilson]

Ha ha. I looked back at the first page. I forgot it was a Wrong Bed when you got it. The bed is looking good.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Looks very clean & simple. Your efforts show....

Originally Posted by lolife99

You make this stuff look easy.

Originally Posted by 65StreetCruiser

Looks very nice, Chris. Gonna be beautiful when you are done.

Originally Posted by rustytruck50

Bed floor looks great, Chris!
Hard to believe its the same truck that had the OBS sports side bed

Originally Posted by regan wilson

Ha ha. I looked back at the first page. I forgot it was a Wrong Bed when you got it. The bed is looking good.

Thanks everyone! Running outta time here, and so close to the “finish line”.

Originally Posted by cj847

Where did you get the inner wheel tubs? Or did you make them? Thanks.

They came from Josh Hart of https://hart-fab.com/. Custom, one of a kind deal, but I’m sure he’d be happy to make more. I gave him my dimensions and what I wanted them to look like and a bunch of money and this is what he sent me. Super happy with them.

[gringoloco]

A little POR-15 action on the red oak tonight. The wood is getting the Mar-K ‘forever’ treatment: https://www.mar-k.com/_assets/images.../woodtest2.pdf I was planning on a flat finish for the final coat, but the glossiness of the POR has me rethinking that maybe for a satin

[SCOTI]

I plan to do the same & hoping for a Satin finish.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

I plan to do the same & hoping for a Satin finish.

Good plan. Behr satin exterior is looking pretty good

[smbrouss70]

Looks good, and it should last forever.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Looks good, and it should last forever.

Thanks, though it might not have to last forever. Would it surprise you if I said that the whole time I’m putting this wood floor together that I can’t stop thinking about how I want to do a metal floor...

Used my square drill bit to poke holes in the flanges of the tubs. I’m liking how this is turning out; now time to get some color on them

[Kronald_70GMC]

Looks great. What exactly does a square drill bit look like?

[regan wilson]

That looks awesome.

[darkhorse970]

Very nice! That’s the route I’m planning to finish my bedwood. I love this look!
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[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

Looks great. What exactly does a square drill bit look like?

Thanks! It looks a lot like a normal bit with a whole lot more work behind it For these, I center-punched, drilled a pilot, then step-bitted them up to 5/16” (the diameter of the stainless carriage bolts I’m using). I then used 4 pieces of painters tape to ‘draw’ a square touching the edges of the hole, a fine toothed jigsaw blade to rough out the corners, then a triangle file by hand to finish fit the square holes to the bolt heads. PITA, but I’m too cheap to buy the correct $200 punch for 14 holes...

Originally Posted by regan wilson

That looks awesome.

Thanks! I’m liking it, too

Originally Posted by darkhorse970

Very nice! That’s the route I’m planning to finish my bedwood. I love this look!
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Thanks Keith, it does look good. All black with just enough stainless bolt heads to break it up a bit. I’m not sure on the durability of the Behr paint though. I’m thinking a 2-part polyurethane hot rod black would probably be better, but who am I to argue with Mar-K’s test results

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Thanks! It looks a lot like a normal bit with a whole lot more work behind it For these, I center-punched, drilled a pilot, then step-bitted them up to 5/16” (the diameter of the stainless carriage bolts I’m using). I then used 4 pieces of painters tape to ‘draw’ a square touching the edges of the hole, a fine toothed jigsaw blade to rough out the corners, then a triangle file by hand to finish fit the square holes to the bolt heads. PITA, but I’m too cheap to buy the correct $200 punch for 14 holes...

Thanks! I’m liking it, too

Thanks Keith, it does look good. All black with just enough stainless bolt heads to break it up a bit. I’m not sure on the durability of the Behr paint though. I’m thinking a 2-part polyurethane hot rod black would probably be better, but who am I to argue with Mar-K’s test results

Exactly.

[smbrouss70]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Would it surprise you if I said that the whole time I’m putting this wood floor together that I can’t stop thinking about how I want to do a metal floor...

Not at all! I'd actually be disappointed if you weren't thinking about the next version of modifications...

[regan wilson]

Since you like working so much I have an idea. Take an old tailgate and section up the inside of it. Then cut yours up and build your tailgate so the factory lines aren't cut in half by the raised bed floor. Hey you are the one doing all the work and we like to watch. Lol

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by regan wilson

Since you like working so much I have an idea. Take an old tailgate and section up the inside of it. Then cut yours up and build your tailgate so the factory lines aren't cut in half by the raised bed floor. Hey you are the one doing all the work and we like to watch. Lol

It’s like you’re in my brain. I actually have the gate leaning against the wall. Planned to use it for that as well as using the lettering on the rear of the raised floor. Won’t happen right now as I’m running out of time and need to focus on more pressing things, but sometime in the future, maybe? It’s all built in my head...

[fishingjred73]

WOW that bed floor looks GREAT!!

[regan wilson]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

It’s like you’re in my brain. I actually have the gate leaning against the wall. Planned to use it for that as well as using the lettering on the rear of the raised floor. Won’t happen right now as I’m running out of time and need to focus on more pressing things, but sometime in the future, maybe? It’s all built in my head...

Now that's funny. Bad thing is if this was 20 years ago I would have the piece to give you.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by fishingjred73

WOW that bed floor looks GREAT!!

Thanks James! Looks better in pictures than in person, but it’s just a nice driver

While the rear tubs are off getting powder-primed, I started goofing with the hvac. Didn’t get far other than pulling the unit and enlarging the firewall holes for these billet trim rings. I’m not in love with them, but they’re definitely better than plain sheetmetal holes. Thinking of painting them my favorite shade of VHT...

[SCOTI]

Thinking of painting them my favorite shade of VHT...

Scot approved 😎

[smbrouss70]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

thinking of painting them my favorite shade of vht...

YES!

[fatbass]

You're doing amazing things with that truck, Chris. I'm in awe. Please never finish it.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Scot approved 😎

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

YES!

Ok, twist my arm

Originally Posted by fatbass

You're doing amazing things with that truck, Chris. I'm in awe. Please never finish it.

That’s a heckuva compliment, thanks. I tell my wife I’m building my coffin; that will probably be when I stop ruining it...

[gringoloco]

Well, the ac unit is back in with the bezels in place. Don’t look too close though, because the paint bubbled and cracked around them... Oh well, I don’t have time to tear the whole business apart and repaint the firewall, so on to the next thing. Hopefully getting the wheel tub in place will make it not so obvious.

[smbrouss70]

The picture is dark, we can't see anything bad. Besides, I know a guy.