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rlm316 · 12-28-2007, 07:19 AM

Thanks for all the replys. When I make my choice I will post some pics of the wood.
This is my second restoration, my first was a '65 Lemans convertable that I finished about 15 years ago which I still own. I have learned a few lessons from that car and one is try and make everything as low maintenance as possible and the other is coat everything with clear! We usually have about a 70-80* temperature swing throughout the year and if you don't have a heated garage everything will dew up in a damp/humid day and either flash over with rust or swell. The sole reason for the build of this truck is to work on and show it with my son. This will be his truck, so I want him to enjoy the experience and I don't want to worry about if the truck needs to be torn back down later to revisit something that could be avoided. Hopefully we can create a beautiful truck, spend some quality time together and I can teach him pride in workmanship and maybe he will apply it to everything in his life.

12-28-2007, 07:19 AM	#38
rlm316 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Woodstown, NJ Posts: 669	Re: Exotic wood beds Thanks for all the replys. When I make my choice I will post some pics of the wood. This is my second restoration, my first was a '65 Lemans convertable that I finished about 15 years ago which I still own. I have learned a few lessons from that car and one is try and make everything as low maintenance as possible and the other is coat everything with clear! We usually have about a 70-80* temperature swing throughout the year and if you don't have a heated garage everything will dew up in a damp/humid day and either flash over with rust or swell. The sole reason for the build of this truck is to work on and show it with my son. This will be his truck, so I want him to enjoy the experience and I don't want to worry about if the truck needs to be torn back down later to revisit something that could be avoided. Hopefully we can create a beautiful truck, spend some quality time together and I can teach him pride in workmanship and maybe he will apply it to everything in his life.