truck wood bed

have any of you guys done a wood bed ? I just purchased a 65 econo truck and I am thinking of diiferent things I may want to do

Welcome to the site!!!! I have never seen one, but sure it would look cool. Are you planning on using the chrome strips between the would

I remembered seeing an ad for wood floors with a pic of an Econoline in it in "Ol' School Rods" magazine. I dug out the Jan '10 issue and found the website. Here it is:

http://bedwoodandparts.com/gi-31137-econoline.html

And Martha wonders why I keep magazines around forever.
Guess I showed her, huh?! (and let's keep that statement to ourselves!)

Thats cool a pre cut kit

Taje a look at the ranchero / falcon sites - there is a beautiful wood bed on a ranchero in there,matt

Those are nice but damned expensive. $3500.00 for the one I would buy if I had the extra cash. I'll have to stick with a spray liner

I bought southern yellow pine and made my own. I tinted clear eurethane with finish paint and then 4 coats of clear. much more reasonable then a kit. Only tools are a table saw and a router. Has held up well for 5 years.

Chester, your truck bed looks great. Did you make metal strips to, how labor intense was this project, and how much did you spend on materials approx. ? I have called around and these wood bed kits from companies can be quite costly. My goal is to build a driver, on a shoe string budget.

Joe, The matal strips were originals, but are avable new and are reasonably priced. The wood cost about $80.00 for clear southern yellow pine (listed as SYP at Home Depot). the mill work on the boards was done in one day with minimal tools. A kit of white oak is the most expensive way to go. Not in my budget!
Lester