Oak Bed Kit for 1956 3100 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

lts70 · 12-02-2012, 02:22 PM

What is the best kit you guys are seeing out there for the best price?

Wrenchbender Ret · 12-02-2012, 05:37 PM

Mar-K is the best place for bed parts.

Divine 59 · 12-02-2012, 07:01 PM

^^^Good to know. I was leaning towards buying my bed stuff from them.

mr48chev · 12-02-2012, 07:56 PM

I was just poking around the Mar-K website and sure like the way they have it set up and the way that they price things out so you can delete and or add items on the kits.

These guys aren't cheap but they sure have some interesting wood available.
http://www.bedwoodandparts.com/index.php

_Ogre · 12-02-2012, 08:39 PM

make your own, i used a table saw, but it would be easy to make with a skill saw too.
i doubt that you would have more than $125 into a kit

mar-k is the best place to buy the bed strips
i used 1/8x1.25x1.25 angle iron for the bed angles
boltdepot.com has bolts in boxes of 100 for less than half the price of the kits from vendors

and for those of you that might be interested... or want something different
truk has a trex bed wood floor, plastic decking from home depot

12-02-2012, 02:22 PM	#1
lts70 1970 Daily Driver Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenns Ferry IDAHO Posts: 1,037	Oak Bed Kit for 1956 3100 What is the best kit you guys are seeing out there for the best price? __________________ It's not truly yours if you didn't build it yourself or if you don't do your own maintenance.

12-02-2012, 05:37 PM	#2
Wrenchbender Ret Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Overland Park, Ks. Posts: 5,203	Re: Oak Bed Kit for 1956 3100 Mar-K is the best place for bed parts.

12-02-2012, 07:01 PM	#3
Divine 59 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 307	Re: Oak Bed Kit for 1956 3100 ^^^Good to know. I was leaning towards buying my bed stuff from them.

12-02-2012, 07:56 PM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,406	Re: Oak Bed Kit for 1956 3100 I was just poking around the Mar-K website and sure like the way they have it set up and the way that they price things out so you can delete and or add items on the kits. These guys aren't cheap but they sure have some interesting wood available. http://www.bedwoodandparts.com/index.php __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

12-02-2012, 08:39 PM	#5
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,677	Re: Oak Bed Kit for 1956 3100 make your own, i used a table saw, but it would be easy to make with a skill saw too. i doubt that you would have more than $125 into a kit mar-k is the best place to buy the bed strips i used 1/8x1.25x1.25 angle iron for the bed angles boltdepot.com has bolts in boxes of 100 for less than half the price of the kits from vendors and for those of you that might be interested... or want something different truk has a trex bed wood floor, plastic decking from home depot __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer



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