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Very nice! I like the finishing washers as well. One of my side hobbies is restoring tube amps and many a cabinet uses the finishing washers for the back boards. Just redid some Ampeg B-25 bass cabs with 27 screws each. I also like the slot for moving the cross board. That's a nice detail WRT usability. I like oak because it machines but definitely appreciate the need for different levels in any application. And thanks for the quick measurement reference. My 350 doesn't have a regular bed so I've been guessing and drawing in SolidWorks. I've also been thinking about getting the sign kit from Rockler. Might be nice to have a name or logo on the side board!
Hey, tubes is where it's at. I wonder if the folks at the old Norm Petty recording studio in Clovis, NM need to talk to you about redoing their original tube equipment that Buddy Holly recorded on back in the '50s. They no longer record because the equipment is too prone to catching fire now. Sad deal.
The finish washers are an attractive AND practical touch. I highly recommend the quick drive screws since they are far superior to common phillips drive deck screws. These construction screws have tested to equal or surpass lag bolts in holding strength. Try some if you haven't already.
The two most memorable sets of sideboards I recall seeing were ones finished at the top with a repeating ocean wave pattern and an honest-to-gosh Pacific Ocean blue paint job with whitecaps that looked astonishingly like real water out of the corner of your eye. The second great set of sideboards had cutout figures of a woman holding a rolling pin chasing a running man holding a whiskey jug... and painted in like a colorful Sunday cartoon. Funniest pickup decor I ever saw. Names and phone numbers and witty quips (Albert's Framing/call Fleetwood 3-4567/ask for the lazy good for nuthin'... she'll know who you mean!") were also common.
I've been spending some time browsing the forum and found this thread. These are not O.E. from Ford, but probably have been on the pickup since 1972. One of the right side boards was taken off and has been inside all these years. The owner wanted to be able to see better when backing up.
Nice wood work Farmallmta. Rasputin53 One of the marinas I worked at did great wood work on old wood boats. They NEVER did less that 11 coats of varnish. and it would only last a max of 3 yrs. But then again, the yacht owners had the money to get it redone.
Labor of love right there. I have to get a bunch of rough cut oak to make some interior doors and am going to pick up the 6 nine footers for the dump as well. Game on!
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