1964 Chevy Truck Bed Wood Dimensions
I have seen wood beds on chevy trucks all the way up to the 1972 model year.
1964 chevy truck bed wood dimensions. These trucks were on the heavy side as they were made mostly of steel. Bed strips may be installed with. Replace your worn out bed wood with a bed wood kit from lmc truck. From 1947 to early 1951 there were 9 boards making up the bed from late 1951 1972.
The changeover from 9 to 8 boards took place sometime during. Made from high quality materials and available for chevy gmc ford and dodge trucks. Classic chevy truck bed wood dimensions 1947 1951 9 boards i measured the bed wood for my 1950 chevy. The advanced designed trucks bed wood came from the factory treated with a combination of linseed oil and lampblack giving it a dull black color.
Early 1951 models had 9 boards and late 1951 models had 8 boards. The wood board thickness groove dimensions width and length must all be correct in order that the bed strips and wood fit properly. It has a total curb weight of about 3 445 lbs. Based on my experience only and this hasn t been substantially backed up by research but i believe this was true on all chevy light duty trucks up to mid production 1967 when the ribbed steel bed became the norm and the wood bed was an option.
We began by documenting chris alston s. My brother dan has a. Use the following information to design and cut bed wood boards to exactly fit any stock or custom bed floor. Remember that 1947 to 1951 chevy pickups have the 9 board set up.
The outside length looks accurate but i m pretty sure the inside should be 77 78. On the chevy gmc standard bed 6 5 box section silverado sierra all years you have an inside length of 68 which is actually the length of the short 5 8 bed. Mar k oak bed wood is 25 32 thick sanded on both sides. You will need dimensions.