Flareside bed floor
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On a couple of flaresides I've had in the past I have always used rough sawn lumber from local sawmills. I'm a lifetime professional woodworker so the work is second nature. Buying the strips is the hardest part. I have recently built 2 steel flatbeds and I prefer a wood deck so I used 3/4" pressure treated plywood. One is about 5 years old and still looks new. Unfortunately you will need 2 sheets or you will be doing a lot of piecing together at the fenders. If I was doing it for a driver on a budget, that's what I would do. If you have a shop and woodworking tools you can go the traditional route. There are a few companys that make the whole kits, but can get real expensive. Any of these beats what you now have.
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Mar-K (mar-K.com) located in OKC reproduces SHORT Flareside pickup beds and all the bed parts including tailgate, wood and steel bed slats, all the mounting hardware.
Wood bed kits also available from Carpenter in pine (original) and oak. Bed slat kit sold separately.
Y'all know, of course...that the wood was painted body color originally.
Wood bed kits also available from Carpenter in pine (original) and oak. Bed slat kit sold separately.
Y'all know, of course...that the wood was painted body color originally.
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