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I would like to fit a tonneau cover to my 1950 F1. Does anybody know of a supplier of covers fr the F1 ?. I wondered how they fit along the rolled sides, are they velco fixed ?. I possibly could get one made over here in UK if I knew how they do that. Also I guess they need irons going across to stop the fabric sagging. Again tjere are no holes in the pickup sides to fit anything. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks for the replies so far. Rusty Dicks do not appear to have a website, just Facebook. Unfortunatly I do not have/want a Facebook account. I will try and email them. It's the rolled sides that make it just a little more difficult. Will also try a local trimmer to me.
A friend of mine has a 56 with a tonneau cover on the bed that was fabricated by a convertible top shop. It has the snaps around the edges to hold it down just like a convertible top boot. It has no "irons" to support the fabric just lots of tension on the fabric. Here in SoCal it sees a lot of sun but seems to have held up very well...it has been on the truck as long as I have known him, some 12 years now. Personally I am not a big fan of drilling holes in the metal to install the snaps but that's a decision left to the owner.
following this also... looking for an affordable way to make a hard cover... it looks to me that the mid-50 kit is strickly a hardware and corners kit... with a vinyl cover. I'd consider buying this for the frame only and getting metal guy to bend an aluminum cover for it... even with cost of the aluminum sheet (5' instead of 4') it would still be cheaper than *******'s cover !!
I have a soft tonneau cover on my F-1. had it made by a local trim shop. It's a heavy weight vinyl with snaps. I made some cross supports from 1x2 wood with a slight upward curve. These strips are held in place by velcro at each end,
Have a red custom made tonneau cover that I will no longer need . Used once & kept out of the elements forever . It velcros on the bottom edge of the rolled side panels .or you cold fasten it the conventional way w/ snaps . Has a custom made support in the rear & custom made aluminum panel to secure the front . that bolts to inserts in the front of bed rolled edge opening . A very tight fitting cover . You may need to fab some middle supports . Can dig up some pics if you are interested . Thanks , Denny
following this also... looking for an affordable way to make a hard cover... it looks to me that the mid-50 kit is strickly a hardware and corners kit... with a vinyl cover. I'd consider buying this for the frame only and getting metal guy to bend an aluminum cover for it... even with cost of the aluminum sheet (5' instead of 4') it would still be cheaper than *******'s cover !!
anyone used this kit before ???
john
There is a local plastics supply house here in San Diego that carries all varieties of acrylic, vinyl, PVC, ABS, etc.... I have a sheet of 1/8 ABS in the bed of my DD that has been there for years and it holds it's shape and still looks good. I am thinking that something like that would be perfect for a tonneau cover. One side is smooth and the other has a grainy finish. You still have the issue of a frame and hinges though. ******* covers are nice but pricey...that said, I have seen them for sale (used) at some pretty good prices.
Mr. Parker did his with sideboards, heavy vinyl and snaps. The convex shaping is held by aluminum bar stock,
about 1 and a quarter by one eighth, bowed across the width and held, bent, in place by little end-stops. It all works
great except when the vinyl starts to shrink, and the neighbor's cat decides he loves the truck more than I do,
that is, he gets is beauty sleep lying on the cover. When the bow strips decide to collapse from his weight, it does
make for some interesting cat-videos....
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I was thinking about the mid-50 kit and instead of the vinyl use either ABS or aluminum for the cover... kit comes with all the hardware and such... and then add a hard cover... can you so sharp 90° bends with the ABS or PVC ?
John,
There are many videos on YouTube showing how ABS is vacuum formed into all sorts of complex shapes. That said, I tried to heat one section and form it using a heat gun...the results were less than satisfactory. Once the sheeting gets warm and soft it gets a mind of it's own. I think that if I were to attempt a 90 degree bend I would get a straight edge that I could heat and lay the ABS across it to bend. The heat gun could not focus the heat in the area I needed it so it all kinda puckered. My upholstery guy says that he can do it...a skill that he developed over many years. Yada, yada, yada....
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