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CUSTOM_1O 09-02-2009 12:04 AM

Wood bed kits
 
HOWS EVERYONE DOING IM NEW TO THE WEBSITE AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE KNEW OF ANY WEBSITES WITH THE COMPLETE BED KIT PINE OR OAK FOR A 69 LONGBED... WITH POLISHED STAINLESS STEEL STRIPS AND BOLTS IVE CHECKED A FEW SITES LIKE ECC BROTHERS AND LMC I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAD A FEW OTHER IDEAS...


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Rack Man 09-02-2009 12:16 AM

Re: Wood bed kits
 
Welcome to the board...

Look no further than Mar-k.....absolutely the best kit out there...I just finsihed mine!...Mine was a complete steel to wood bed conversion!

Here's the link:
http://www.mar-k.com/

Here's mine with the hidden fastener strips!
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzS50GoNjQ/Sm...0/100_0327.JPG

unclewatts 09-02-2009 12:23 AM

Re: Wood bed kits
 
Classic Parts of America sells them. I bought my Oak and Stainless strips and hardware from them and I was very happy with the quality. Remember that most if not all of these supply places sell the wood planks unfinished. I used Watco Teak oil for the stain and Man O' War Marine Spar Varnish for the finish. Steel wooled the wood between each coat. Came out real good. Now I can't throw garbage and old truck parts in the back of my truck anymore.:dohh:

tomtuna1978 09-02-2009 12:26 AM

Re: Wood bed kits
 
that is one sexy bed there rack man !!! how hard is it to convert from steel to wood ? ive got a 69 that i think would look killer with the wood bed

CUSTOM_1O 09-02-2009 12:37 AM

Re: Wood bed kits
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rack man (Post 3497491)
welcome to the board...

Look no further than mar-k.....absolutely the best kit out there...i just finsihed mine!...mine was a complete steel to wood bed conversion!

Here's the link:
http://www.mar-k.com/

here's mine with the hidden bolt strips!
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_2wzs50gonjq/sm...0/100_0327.jpg




very nice did it come stained also ???
Any idea if i could find one with a rear gas tank whole n the bed behind the tailgate or would it b best to fab it myself

Rack Man 09-02-2009 12:49 AM

Re: Wood bed kits
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tomtuna1978 (Post 3497509)
that is one sexy bed there rack man !!! how hard is it to convert from steel to wood ? ive got a 69 that i think would look killer with the wood bed

Thanks.....its not too extremely hard....but it is quite time consuming, though I'm sure I could save a few hours the next time around.....I probably had 5 or 6 days of labor in it......not including the stain & varnish....that took another 8 hours or so....but over the course of a week as I applied several coats and sanded in between coats....

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Originally Posted by CUSTOM_1O (Post 3497532)
very nice did it come stained also ???
Any idea if i could find one with a rear gas tank whole n the bed behind the tailgate or would it b best to fab it myself

No...I believe all Kits come with unfinished wood....Not sure about the rear tank filler but I would guess that you would need to locate yours yourself...as they are all mounted a little bit differently on each truck....

Green Machine 09-02-2009 12:53 AM

Re: Wood bed kits
 
We've used 2 Mar-K kits now, very happy with the quality of their parts, there may be some a hair cheaper, but Mar-k has nice stuff. Sometimes they offer free shipping, and/or 10 percent off if yoouu catch a sale, the shipping can add up on bigger stuff like that.


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