Tom, being you are in Florida, check with Obsolete Chevrolet in Nashville,
GA. www.obschevy.com on the web. They have complete beds, including wood and
all the fasteners, and very good quality oak as well. Many of the vendors
"drop ship" large bed parts, but last time I was there Obsolete had all of
the pieces in stock and could offer you some savings on shipping. Also try
www.docsbolts.com in Ormond Beach thay can get al the bed parts and seem
pretty willing to make old-truckers a deal if you buy all of the bed
fasteners from them.
Jack / Winter Park FL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas E. Farrow" <teftom@bellsouth.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 4:06 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] new bed
> Well after struggling for quite some time I have the entire bed off of my
> 50, 3600. It has been repaired and jury rigged for 50 years. With every
> bolt out of it it is solid as a rock. The front panel is welded with
> continuous bead on three sides. The bed has a solid sheet steel welded on
> four sides. All rails are welded to the sides and to the sheet steel. Over
> 30 feet of continuous beads!! I don't think it will be salvageable after
all
> that cutting on top of the loss to rust. Does any vendor like Jim Carter
> sell a complete bed kit? I need two sides, a front, and the wood floor
kits.
> Also, looking for a painter in South Florida. Anybody know one. There are
> plenty of restoration places here but they want major bucks. I'm looking
for
> a normal, honest, paint guy to do the pieces so I can bring em' home and
> reassemble. But I have to find a new bed first. If any one wants to take
a
> stab at my old one speak up
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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