bed material?
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bed material?
No pics, but when I bought mine, it was a (fir?) wood bed with just a thin sheet of steel welded to the box sides. If I had to guess from memory, the steel was no more than 1/16" thick. It was completely rotten so it was quickly disposed of before I had a chance to hurt myself on an edge...
On the other hand, I picked up another box that had a solid chunk of 1/4" plate for a bed. I actually just bolted a suspension to it and use it regularly as a heavy duty trailer. It weighs several hundred pounds so I very much doubt it was original.
Good luck on your project!
Kris Taylor
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On the other hand, I picked up another box that had a solid chunk of 1/4" plate for a bed. I actually just bolted a suspension to it and use it regularly as a heavy duty trailer. It weighs several hundred pounds so I very much doubt it was original.
Good luck on your project!
Kris Taylor
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bed material?
Let me throw a idea out here on bed materail . Why not use the same hard wood they use on semi trailer floors ? find a crashed trailer and take the floor out, or what you need of it . Belive me those trailers are around ive got 4 of them in our lot.
just and idea for you guys
Trouble
just and idea for you guys
Trouble
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bed material?
I had the same thing to deal with on my 48. The metal is about the same thickness as the rest of the body, hood, door skins, etc.
Sacramento Vintage Ford has replacements in their catalog for $350 plus truck shipping and crating charge.
The pressed detailing on the bed floor imitated the look of wood with retaining strips. It was spotwelded along the edges, and was basically a flat sheet with 1/2" lip on sides and front.
Mine was also rotted out so it is gone and I'm replacing it with white oak.
That's a great idea about hardwood from trailers. My oak came from trees my brother had to take out when he put in a driveway last spring. Couldn't beat the price
Sacramento Vintage Ford has replacements in their catalog for $350 plus truck shipping and crating charge.
The pressed detailing on the bed floor imitated the look of wood with retaining strips. It was spotwelded along the edges, and was basically a flat sheet with 1/2" lip on sides and front.
Mine was also rotted out so it is gone and I'm replacing it with white oak.
That's a great idea about hardwood from trailers. My oak came from trees my brother had to take out when he put in a driveway last spring. Couldn't beat the price
