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Great how to description! Thanks for the links and details....wow, about too easy. It is never that easy building one of these...is it?

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Well after 60+ years of these trucks being around, I would hope something gets easier. It was really that easy on my Jeep 1967 (same headlights as these trucks) took me 1/2 hour.

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Well I just pre registered for a show in the states.
Goodguys 20th PPG Nationals
July 7-9, 2017
Ohio Expo Center
717 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211
Maybe I'll be able to see some of you guys there!
YAY road trip.
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I have gone the last 3 yrs. We stay in the host hotel. It is the crown plaza. Great place to hang out after the show each night. We drove year and it was much more fun the trailering. There is a waiting list to get a room. My buddy was on the waiting list for years because he got a room.

Maybe I will see you there.

Marc

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I booked a camp site 20 min away from the show. We will be pulling our camper trailer to there. We are always up for hanging out tho.

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hmmm that is tempting. Sounds hectic finding a room anywhere. Maybe I could drive over and back in one day. I'll maybe go if I get my 51' done. baggin it and redoing interior this year. be nice to meet back up.

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That would be awesome Henry. Your '51 bagged will be cool. If you don't make it we are planing on going back to Charlotte again in October.

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Bit of an update on the new bed. I went and priced out old barn board :crazy: This stuff is like gold, it would cost about $300 for enough wood to cover the bed. There are very few places that sell this stuff and I'm not even sure if it will totaly mach my truck. So I had an idea, the last 2 pictures are just trial and they will get a gray stain.
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when I took apart the grain truck I sold some of the floor boards and side panels. the guy who took the floor was building a coffee table. I still have some, the tongue and groove sides with the grain sluice. it still has the 40s style square head hardware on it.

that looks like a great idea, using current to burn the wood. do you have to get it wet or is there still enough moisture in the dry wood?

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Yes sir, barn wood is crazy expensive. You can use a torch, burn it lightly, then sand it, and stain it with gray or what ever color stain you want to get your tones. It's a lot cheaper and you can make it look really old really fast.

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A wire wheel on a grinder to remove the soft wood and expose grain works well. Viniger/water mixed turns cedar grey. Don't know what it does to other types of wood. But I've made a few "barn wood" picture frames. Of course , nothing beats the real deal.

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I find that stuff for free around my area. Mind you the boards are not that nice and straight. That's pretty crazy what people charge for that.
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I use a belt sander to cross hatch it and my it look like it was ripped the old school way as well
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I use a belt sander to cross hatch it and my it look like it was ripped the old school way as well
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its sad to see hillbililes burning a whole barn over some beer! no offense to them but yeah they are just burning up alot of money. Lots of old barns around me, so its practically free if you haul it. Have you thought about pallet wood? I entertained that thought. I like the different shades and thin boards, kinda like a hardwood floor look. and.... it would be free!

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The old wood with the square holes is neat to look at. No not enough moisture in the wood by itself just wipe with a water baking soda mixture.
Yes I am playing with that idea as well, after all my truck was a fire truck at one point.
Ooo the wire wheel idea sounds good and i'll try the vinegar.
With all the wood you have out there people probably cant burn the old stuff fast enough lol, humm belt sander eh.
It's funny how different parts of the country, some stuff is gold and others it's garbage. We made a 8'X12' wood shed out of hardwood skids.

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So tonight my son and I tried a full bed length burn on 2" wide, had to do it in 2' sections but worked out quite well. This weekend I will go get 6" wide and try again then put on a gray stain and see what the boards will look like.
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neato! that burnt wood is going to be super out of the box, just like most other parts of your truck


I tried to remember where the old grain truck sides were in my stuff and saw them laying across the escape window box on the new addition haha. I didnt want the dogs to fall in before they were used to the egress.

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Thanks I wanted something different. I really never liked my plywood.

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That's going to look awesome

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I hope so!! It will be better than the plywood, and if I don't like it as well as I hope then I'll change it for next year.

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Good news!! The plan right now is I am going to get my truck out of hibernation April 8th :metal:

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hope it stops snowing by then and melts LOL

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We have had no snow for a few weeks now and the salt is off the road. You will have that soon.

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we havent had any snow here since last easter when we had 3.5 inches!