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From: owner-pre61-list-digest  ford-trucks.com (pre61-list-digest) To: pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Subject: pre61-list-digest V3 #376 Reply-To: pre61-list ford-trucks.com Sender: owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Errors-To: owner-pre61-list-digest ford-trucks.com Precedence: bulk pre61-list-digest Friday, December 24 1999 Volume 03 : Number 376 ======================================================================= Ford Truck Enthusiasts - 1948 - 1948 truck and vans Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, send email to: majordomo ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe pre61-list-digest" in the body of the message. ======================================================================= In this issue: RE: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement RE: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement FTE Pre61 - Thanks FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement Re: FTE Pre61 - Thanks FTE Pre61 - =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Truck Bed Replacement - My 2=A2?= Re: FTE Pre61 - Thanks Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Re: FTE Pre61 - Thanks ======================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:17:49 -0500 From: "Abram H. Stauffer" Subject: RE: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement Guys, I have to comment here. My opinion is the right way to go in making a truck bed is to go with red oak. If you can find good hard Southern yellow pine that would be good too. That is what Ford used originally, but my woodworker friend says that the yellow pine of today grows too fast and therefore the rings are spaced too far apart and therefore the wood is softer. The oak I used was cheaper than the marine plywood some have used. Shop around for your oak. Buy it at a lumber store and you'll be paying top dollar. If you can locate a saw mill near you give them a call. You may have to let it dry in your garage for a while if they do not have a kiln. Perhaps that is one benefit of living in the Appalachian region in the East, plenty of local oak! The labor is minimal. I used only 3 coats of Helmsman polyurethane and it looks great!!! I painted the strips and bolts meadow green, same color of the truck. However, The bottomn line is: like "T-bird Terry" used to say: "It's your truck, you can do what you want!" Speaking of which, there is a guy near here has a '57 pickup that he painted camoflague in honor of his time served in Nam. An art professor at the local college painted his 50's pickup with a brush in dabs of many colors!! Merry Christmas to all! Abe '54 F-100 == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 06:43:20 -0800 (PST) From: Ed Ellston Subject: RE: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement A question about bed wood. Are these places that sell bed wood for around $200 any good? I believe this is for oak wood too. I have the names of several places at home so I can't name any in particular. Does anyone have experience with these places and what place would you recommend? Merry Christmas to all. Ed and his effie - --- "Abram H. Stauffer" wrote: > Guys, > I have to comment here. My opinion is the right way > to go in making a > truck bed is to go with red oak. If you can find > good hard Southern > yellow pine that would be good too. That is what > Ford used originally, > but my woodworker friend says that the yellow pine > of today grows too > fast and therefore the rings are spaced too far > apart and therefore the > wood is softer. > The oak I used was cheaper than the marine plywood > some have used. Shop > around for your oak. Buy it at a lumber store and > you'll be paying top > dollar. If you can locate a saw mill near you give > them a call. You may > have to let it dry in your garage for a while if > they do not have a > kiln. Perhaps that is one benefit of living in the > Appalachian region in > the East, plenty of local oak! > The labor is minimal. I used only 3 coats of > Helmsman polyurethane and > it looks great!!! I painted the strips and bolts > meadow green, same > color of the truck. > However, The bottomn line is: like "T-bird > Terry" used to say: > "It's your truck, you can do what you want!" > Speaking of which, there > is a guy near here has a '57 pickup that he painted > camoflague in honor > of his time served in Nam. An art professor at the > local college painted > his 50's pickup with a brush in dabs of many > colors!! > Merry Christmas to all! Abe '54 F-100 > == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info > http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:36:54 -0500 From: Ray or Fran Bell Subject: FTE Pre61 - Thanks Ken .. Peggy .. thanks for your support of Ford "truck'n" through your professional administration of the FTE "package." Best holiday wishes for you both, the little one, and all list members and FTE families. RAY 'N FRAN == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:55:05 -0500 From: Ray or Fran Bell Subject: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Yeah Tom .. have to agree about final appearance of red oak. However, my wife unit likes to drive "Nifty" around and haul stuff like bags of mulch home from the garden center. (I draw the line on rocks.) When her thumb's all nice and green I just open the tailgate and hose 'er out. (the truck, not the wife that is.) RAY == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 11:03:42 EST From: TNickolson aol.com Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed I don't want to interfere with your marital bliss, but you might have reached a point in your life that you should consider either a new wife or a new truck. I won't give you my opinion. Tom Nickolson The General == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 11:12:48 +0000 From: Fred Hooper Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement Merry Christmas al... I bought my bed/wood from northernclassictrucks.com Todd Murthum is the owner and has a couple trucks of his own. The wood is all cut, mortised, and drilled. Nice wood, good price. A lot of the guys that sell truck bed stuff get their parts from Todd. He is a tool and die guy that started his truck replacement parts business in the late 70's as I recall. Ford licensed to stamp the parts. I priced wood at a millwork place near me and the prices were similar, but Todd has all the cuts and holes in the right spot without me having to measure twice and keep my fingers crossed. I had the strips powder coated black. It looks great, gets lots of favorable comments where ever we go. Fred Hotrod'56 Ed Ellston wrote: > A question about bed wood. Are these places that sell > bed wood for around $200 any good? I believe this is > for oak wood too. I have the names of several places > at home so I can't name any in particular. Does > anyone have experience with these places and what > place would you recommend? > > --- "Abram H. Stauffer" > wrote: > > Guys, > > I have to comment here. My opinion is the right way > > to go in making a > > truck bed is to go with red oak. If you can find > > good hard Southern > > yellow pine that would be good too. That is what > > Ford used originally, == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:00:57 -0800 (PST) From: Ed Ellston Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Thanks I'll be brave and politically incorrect and say: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!! - --- Ray or Fran Bell > Ken .. Peggy .. thanks for your support of Ford > "truck'n" through your > professional administration of the FTE "package." > Best holiday wishes > for you both, the little one, and all list members > and FTE families. > RAY 'N FRAN > > == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info > http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 13:25:39 -0600 From: "Brian C Nyman" Subject: FTE Pre61 - =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Truck Bed Replacement - My 2=A2?= I'm going with Tamarack for my '58 stepside. Cut & dragged it out of the swamp ourselves. It's currently drying in a friend's wood shop. My bed is pretty customized, so I figured I'd go the whole 9yds. Aside from blowing out the front differential on my uncle's '78 F250, the cost has been $54 for the milling, and another $40 for planing/storage. We're going to make some custom bed rails (my bed is 2+" longer than stock), and fabricating a whole new bed-to-frame assembly. You guys just don't appreciate hard work I guess... Although I see the benefits of plywood. You don't have to worry about the wood drying too much and splitting on you or anything like that. Brian Nyman bnyman allina.com == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 18:45:27 EST From: FiftySevenF100 aol.com Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Thanks In a message dated 12/23/99 3:59:45 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Bellx2 erols.com writes: << Ken .. Peggy .. thanks for your support of Ford "truck'n" through your professional administration of the FTE "package." Best holiday wishes for you both, the little one, and all list members and FTE families. RAY 'N FRAN >> Ditto for Tammy, me, and the kids! Thanks Ken & Peggy. Our lives are much richer for this endevor - even with the ch*vy flame wars. Look forward to seeing you in Pigeon Forge again. Glenn in TN Glenn in TN == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 17:26:02 -0700 From: "Kenneth Marty" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Replacement Merry Christmas Everybody... Its been a long time since I posted anything, just been lurking in the background. Since we are talking about Bed replacement I have a question about stock fender width, how far is it between bed side and the lip of the fender? Why I ask is, when I bought the truck { 55 F100} it didn't have a bed . I went with the Pro's Pick Bed and red oak wood, Just need to know if stock size fenders will fit, I installed a 1965 9'' rearend I think it was pretty close to the same size as stock rearend. Thanks for the help and waiting hopefully for the new list . Ken 55 F100 350/350 Now in Denver CO. == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:59:23 -0800 From: "Ray Cardogno" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Truck Bed Just thought of a little warning to those thinking of using red oak (and do use it, it's gorgeous). IF or When you do scratch the finish off BE SURE to dab some new finish on it as Red oak turns Grey REAL FAST when weathered. Have a great holiday all!! Ray C - -- On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 10:55:05 Ray or Fran Bell wrote: >Yeah Tom .. have to agree about final appearance of red oak. However, my >wife unit likes to drive "Nifty" around and haul stuff like bags of mulch >home from the garden center. (I draw the line on rocks.) When her thumb's >all nice and green I just open the tailgate and hose 'er out. (the truck, >not the wife that is.) >RAY > >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.angelfire.com == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 20:05:00 -0800 From: "Ray Cardogno" Subject: Re: FTE Pre61 - Thanks I'll be politically correct and say: Merry Ford Christmas and Happy Ford New Year to all :) Ray C - -- On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:00:57 Ed Ellston wrote: >I'll be brave and politically incorrect and say: > >Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!!! > >--- Ray or Fran Bell >> Ken .. Peggy .. thanks for your support of Ford >> "truck'n" through your >> professional administration of the FTE "package." >> Best holiday wishes >> for you both, the little one, and all list members >> and FTE families. >> RAY 'N FRAN >> >> == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info >> http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html >> > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? > >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html > Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.angelfire.com == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ End of pre61-list-digest V3 #376 ******************************** +- Ford Truck Enthusiasts - 1948 - 1960 Trucks and vans --------------+ | Send posts to pre61-list ford-trucks.com, || List removal information is on the web site. | +---------- Visit Our Web Site: http://www.ford-trucks.com/ ----------+.... 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