I'm in the process of buying the oak wood from a friend for my 1955 1st series 1/2 ton pickup. It has a short bed on it. I've got a couple of questions. Does anyone know the measuresment for the individual boards, length and width? I believe there's supposed to be 7 boards. Also, the boards that I'm going to purchase are a full 1 inch thick, instead of the traditional 3/4 inch thickness, and is this ok?
I have no idea. But if you do connect with an answer would you mind forwarding it on to me. I am going through the exact same problem. Thanks a lot Brandcall
First, your 55 1st has 8 boards, not 7. Second, because of the position of the right angle strips that are welded to the bedsides, you cannot put a 1" board underneath them (easily). I'd go ahead and have the boards milled down to 3/4" I have a bedwood article covering AD trucks on my website. GMC Paul took some of my info and combined it with other info to create a bedwood page covering 47-72 trucks. [link:www.chevytrucks.org/jeff|Jeff Nelson's Advance Design Page] [link:www.chevytrucks.org/jeff/tech/bedwood/bedwood.htm|Direct link to my bedwood page] [link:www.gmcpauls.com/47-72%20BedWood%20Info.htm|GMCPaul's 47-72 Bedwood Page]
Jeff, Thank you for the great info! I enjoyed checking out your site! I look forward to watching your progress. Good luck on your restoration! Attached is a photo of my truck. Attachments: https://talk.classicparts.com/images/attachments/3f26785a01acc067.jpg
Check this page out and see if it answers your questions! : http://50chevy.freeservers.com/Bed_Restoration.html
