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Don't know about LMC's kit but I went with Horkeys wood kit and its top notch stuff. Home page Horkey wood and Parts
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From: northwestern Ontario
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From: northwestern Ontario
If it were mine, I'd have a mat to throw down before throwing anything inside. There was a lot of work went into those boards.
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Eunice, LA
Wow...absotively gorgeous! Did you stain it? What color stain did you use, and what type/Brand of finish are you using? Nice work, dude!
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From: northwest MT
The finish has held up pretty well so far...
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Bed Wood kit for 48-50 F-1
Greetings.
I did not use a kit from LMC but the one I got looks very similar. I think the hardest part was removing the old steel bed.
I had to make all the square holes in the SS bed strips which required a bit of planning to get them lined up in the center of each strip and parallel to the bed and also across the bed.
Other then that the rest was just finishing the boards and trimming the SS bed strips for length. The boards did not require them to be trimmed to fit.
Definitely a lot of work but well worth it.
Hope this helps a bit.
I did not use a kit from LMC but the one I got looks very similar. I think the hardest part was removing the old steel bed.
I had to make all the square holes in the SS bed strips which required a bit of planning to get them lined up in the center of each strip and parallel to the bed and also across the bed.
Other then that the rest was just finishing the boards and trimming the SS bed strips for length. The boards did not require them to be trimmed to fit.
Definitely a lot of work but well worth it.
Hope this helps a bit.
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Joined: May 2010
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From: Austin
Hey Ken,
Our bed kit came from Midwest Early Ford.
We've since added tie downs & every time my son borrows
the truck the wood get's a little more "used" looking. That's ok - it's a truck.
Ben in Austin
1950 F1
Our bed kit came from Midwest Early Ford.
We've since added tie downs & every time my son borrows
the truck the wood get's a little more "used" looking. That's ok - it's a truck.
Ben in Austin
1950 F1
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From: Rapid City
I used oak from lumberyard and ripped them down, walnut stain and layers n layers of plucid. I'm happy with the results and had many comments.
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