The ones that have the center set of rings from the heart of the tree, if heartwood is not available be sure to groove the boards with the curve of the grain going up. To decrease your chances of cupping you should select all wood from heartwood. Specify Left or Right In Cart. I've never seen another like it before or since. Ships truck freight direct from manufacturer supplier. Bed strips have square holes for carriage bolts according to the original pattern.
All the necessary parts to make the conversion are now available, including a new front bed panel, rear main crossmember, bed supporting crossmembers, hardwood floor, skid strips, and bolt sets. We will contact you with freight costs by email before shipping for approval or email us at for a shipping quote. There are more than just cosmetic reasons to install a new oak bed floor. This allow you to remove the Show Deck for hauling and everyday use. Doing this ensures that center of board will rise rather than dip thus standing water will not occur and will instead run off helping to prevent retention of excess moisture. Attaches to either side of fleetside tailgate and bed side to hold tailgate horizontal when open and striker plates to engage the latches in tailgate to hold it shut when raised. We will contact you with freight costs by email before shipping for approval or email us at for a shipping quote.
All the other boards had grooves running down both sides. So if you want to make wood stuff, yup, pretty easy. All stainless steel fasteners are supplied, including polished carriage bolts for bolting the bedside and wheel tubs to the bed wood. We will contact you with freight costs by email before shipping for approval or email us at for a shipping quote. Bed-to-frame holes in the wood are properly countersunk for the offset washers. The later model trucks came with the bed wood painted the same color as the exterior of the trucks.
Ships truck freight direct from manufacturer supplier. For people who are making bed wood please note: different species of wood move different amounts in response to humidity moisture content changes. This item ships Oversized I and has separate shipping charges. The groove design allows the boards to float without buckling while still being firmly held to the steel supports underneath during the expansion and contraction of the wood. Save money by buying in kit form.
Specify left or right in cart. Central Time Bruce Horkey Wood and Parts © 2007 All Rights Reserved. . Specify L or R in Cart. It is important to allow clearance between the hold down bolts and the wood so that movement can occur. Pry the strip up lightly as needed for a smooth fit. The price varies according to type of wood, metal and finish.
These bedsides do not have the sidemarker light openings or the stake pocket holes on tops of bedsides for a completely smooth custom appearance. Mounts Over Rear Bumper Brackets Requires 2 Per Truck. Attaches to either side of fleetside tailgate and bed side to hold tailgate horizontal when open and striker plates to engage the latches in tailgate to hold it shut when raised. We will contact you with freight costs by email before shipping for approval or email us at for a shipping quote. Maybe I am being naive, but they do not really seem that hard to fabricate if one has the tools. Perfect reproductions of the originals with no sidemarker light openings. Zinc plated steel hardware is included to install the wood and strips into the bed and for attachment to the bedsides and wheel tubs.
Stainless hardware is included to install the wood and strips into the bed and for attachment to the bedsides and wheel tubs. Bed-to-frame bolts are designed to bolt through the cross sills with the bolt heads hidden under the boards. For step sides, these boards come in one long piece and fit under the edge of the trim strip. Now if you want something unique or exotic, you may not have a choice but to do it yourself. We also highly recommend that you add a groove running every 1' of board length from the C dimension to the outside edge of the D dimension allowing for the flow of water off the inset groove to allow trapped water in the groove easier drainage than only at ends of boards to greatly preserve the life of the boards.
Simply set the edge board in place, mark the location, remove and drill. Use of the rubber-padded, extruded aluminum subframe prevents scratches as well as allowing proper air movement to ensure moisture control between the wood deck and pickup floor. Bed-to-frame holes in the wood are properly countersunk for the offset washers. The boards were held down by metal strips between the boards which were also painted black. The kits make short work of replacing the floor boards and come with chrome bolt strips and hardware.