"Proiect Stepside" begins!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Gray Ghost · 09-09-2007, 04:36 PM

I picked up a new project last month from a good friend who needed to lighten his load. Luckily it is exactly what I have been wanting for a few years now.

I started out today by removing the heater boxes inside and out as well as the glove box liner and battery box. I got the page together as a starter for the project at hand. It will be a 2-3 year project but I will be updating the pages as I go. First comes cleanup, then underhood paint....sure is going to be fun!

http://www.hannawoodworks.com/67project.html

mvfd70 · 09-09-2007, 05:11 PM

Looks like a great start. You said a bed from exotic wood. What kind of wood are you thinking? I myself want something other than oak or pine and was just curious as to what you're going to use.

Gray Ghost · 09-09-2007, 11:04 PM

I am a deckbuilder and I use a hardwood from Brazil in the Walnut family. I am trying to get a line on 1x8's, the only size no one carries. Aside from that wood I plan to offer various colorful hardwoods from all around the globe. I have a supplier in the area that can get highly figured woods. I made this table for my wife using wood from his shop.

Spray-Bomb · 09-09-2007, 11:15 PM

Thats some nice wood

Why don't you just buy 1x10's or whatever you can get and rip em down to 1x8's ???

Gray Ghost · 09-09-2007, 11:21 PM

The largest width of this board in stock is 6". Getting 1x10's would be very hard. It is in huge demand from all the construction....so much so that it went up 50 cents per linear foot last week.

Good thing is the wood will last 40 years....25 without a finish of any kind. I doesn't even float in water.

67ChevyRedneck · 09-09-2007, 11:29 PM

That is a heck of a nice truck to start with!

Gray Ghost · 09-10-2007, 12:08 AM

Thanks....nice truck you have there.

**Yukon Jack** · 09-10-2007, 12:02 PM

Good looking truck. Enjoyed looking at some of the decks you have built shown at your website - you do very nice work!

BB72CHEVKT · 09-10-2007, 12:21 PM

Nice truck and table for that matter. I've got a couple of brothers that live in Poetry off F M 1565.

09-09-2007, 04:36 PM	#1
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	"Proiect Stepside" begins!! I picked up a new project last month from a good friend who needed to lighten his load. Luckily it is exactly what I have been wanting for a few years now. I started out today by removing the heater boxes inside and out as well as the glove box liner and battery box. I got the page together as a starter for the project at hand. It will be a 2-3 year project but I will be updating the pages as I go. First comes cleanup, then underhood paint....sure is going to be fun! http://www.hannawoodworks.com/67project.html __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps. Last edited by Gray Ghost; 09-09-2007 at 04:36 PM.

09-09-2007, 05:11 PM	#2
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! Looks like a great start. You said a bed from exotic wood. What kind of wood are you thinking? I myself want something other than oak or pine and was just curious as to what you're going to use. __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

09-09-2007, 11:04 PM	#3
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! I am a deckbuilder and I use a hardwood from Brazil in the Walnut family. I am trying to get a line on 1x8's, the only size no one carries. Aside from that wood I plan to offer various colorful hardwoods from all around the globe. I have a supplier in the area that can get highly figured woods. I made this table for my wife using wood from his shop. Attached Images __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

09-09-2007, 11:15 PM	#4
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! Thats some nice wood Why don't you just buy 1x10's or whatever you can get and rip em down to 1x8's ??? __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

09-09-2007, 11:21 PM	#5
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! The largest width of this board in stock is 6". Getting 1x10's would be very hard. It is in huge demand from all the construction....so much so that it went up 50 cents per linear foot last week. Good thing is the wood will last 40 years....25 without a finish of any kind. I doesn't even float in water. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

09-09-2007, 11:29 PM	#6
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! That is a heck of a nice truck to start with! __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

09-10-2007, 12:08 AM	#7
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! Thanks....nice truck you have there. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

09-10-2007, 12:02 PM	#8
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! Good looking truck. Enjoyed looking at some of the decks you have built shown at your website - you do very nice work! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

09-10-2007, 12:21 PM	#9
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,950	Re: "Proiect Stepside" begins!! Nice truck and table for that matter. I've got a couple of brothers that live in Poetry off F M 1565. __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400



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