I also used TREX but i used the 3/4" thick 'trim boards' that are meant for facia and so forth. my bed is braced well underneath so strength not an issue. Mark http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok8GzUd9n14/TIc76T31D3I/AAAAAAAAAw0/BWY1pl2biw\ k/s1600/DSC_935.JPG <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok8GzUd9n14/TIc76T31D3I/AAAAAAAAAw0/BWY1pl2bi\ wk/s1600/DSC_935.JPG>
--- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, K Ohlgren <kjohlg...@...> wrote: > > > ken > i bought all ss hardware from these guys http://www.boltdepot.com/ for a third of what old truck suppliers wanted. > i bought these in boxes of 100, vs the 60 bolt sets they suppy. > i bought ss fender and step bolts at the same time > my truck is not stock, so i hid the big bolts and did not need the offset washer. > i also used trex composit decking for my ''wood'' > pics of my trex bed: > http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/_ogre/Mobile%20Uploads/?action=\ view¤t=1018001424.jpg > http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/_ogre/Mobile%20Uploads/?action=\ view¤t=1018001422.jpg > http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn255/_ogre/Mobile%20Uploads/?action=\ view¤t=1018001421.jpg > > Kurt > 58 3100 Apache project > the "Duracell Project" it keeps going... and going... > When I die, i want to go asleep and peaceful, not screaming and freaking out like everyone else in the car. > > > > > > > > > > To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com > From: whetstone.retr...@... > Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:39:19 +0000 > Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Replacing the bed wood in 52 1/2T > > > > > > > Hi everyone. > Am going to use a local hardwood supplier to replace bedwood. I can do the cutting, drilling, counter sink etc, but my burning question is: > What function does the offset washer play in the bed bolts. The Bed Restoration Manual implies that it is to keep the bolt from turning while being tightened from beneath the bed. Is that the reason? > As usual, many thanks for any input. > Ken Wagner > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/