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navybear70 · 02-18-2003, 02:54 AM

I lost that web-site for the bed wood. Could I get it again from whoever gave it to me last time.
Tanx in advance, Wes

gchemist · 02-18-2003, 04:51 AM

www.mar-k.com

Low87 · 02-18-2003, 11:09 AM

A double shot for G!

PHOENIX · 02-18-2003, 03:06 PM

Forget the wood, go with acrylic!

PHOENIX · 02-18-2003, 03:06 PM

One more. Both taken with disposable camera. Look pretty good huh?

Low87 · 02-18-2003, 04:07 PM

First load of wood you throw in there will scratch it to hell!

I need a better pic of how he did his fuel filler!

PHOENIX · 02-18-2003, 04:27 PM

Yeah acrylic floor is all show and no go-hauling

Thats the only two pictures I have of that truck. But I have some video of me walking around that truck and some close ups of that bed floor. Ill see what I can do as far as just getting a still image out of the video.

Earl Junior · 02-18-2003, 05:20 PM

Acryllic means lots of time spent at the car wash.

I can see it now: My truck sitting at the local drive in on cruise night, I'm shooting the breeze with a few of the local guys and suddenly one of them starts to laugh at the mess I call a pumpkin. Road grime, grease, mud, assorted roadkill. I think I'll stick with a bed floor I can't see through.

navybear70 · 02-21-2003, 06:55 PM

Thanks for all the help guys. Sorry Pheonix, but I've gotta go with the masses here... my under-carriage is in no shape for see-thru and I'm a haul everything kinda guy. Wood is for me all the way (thanks again g. I remember our conversation now.

) I was thinking of putting down a clear plexiglass cover over the bedfloor when I need too so it won't get ruined though. Think it'll be too heavy? Weight is what I want to avoid. The steel plate there now weighs about 250-300 lbs.!

LOHRTBT · 02-21-2003, 07:56 PM

I would love to have that acrylic bed!! Awesome!

PHOENIX · 02-21-2003, 08:44 PM

Acrylic is not heavy at all. You can buy it in sheets of 6'-0" x 8'-0" (extruded). It really depends on the thickness. We use 3/8" thick at work and pay $159 per sheet (for 1-5 sheets) and $139 (for 6+ sheets). If you were to go down to 1/4" or even 1/8" you would save yourself a ton of money.

Just so you know, Plexiglass is a brand, which makes acrylic (its the same brand we use, good quality).

02-18-2003, 02:54 AM	#1
navybear70 hometown heroes! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ewa Beach, HI Posts: 487	Wood for the bed I lost that web-site for the bed wood. Could I get it again from whoever gave it to me last time. Tanx in advance, Wes __________________ 2009 Silverado 2wd, 121k as of 04APR13. I love my truck 29 days out of the month. The payment is due on the 30th... Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. -Robert E. Lee "Never give up ground you've already taken." -Unknown

02-18-2003, 04:51 AM	#2
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	www.mar-k.com __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

02-18-2003, 11:09 AM	#3
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	A double shot for G! __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

02-18-2003, 03:06 PM	#4
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Forget the wood, go with acrylic! __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

02-18-2003, 03:06 PM	#5
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	One more. Both taken with disposable camera. Look pretty good huh? __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

02-18-2003, 04:07 PM	#6
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	First load of wood you throw in there will scratch it to hell! I need a better pic of how he did his fuel filler! __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

02-18-2003, 04:27 PM	#7
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Yeah acrylic floor is all show and no go-hauling Thats the only two pictures I have of that truck. But I have some video of me walking around that truck and some close ups of that bed floor. Ill see what I can do as far as just getting a still image out of the video. __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *

02-18-2003, 05:20 PM	#8
Earl Junior Cadillac power Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Idaho Posts: 296	Acryllic means lots of time spent at the car wash. I can see it now: My truck sitting at the local drive in on cruise night, I'm shooting the breeze with a few of the local guys and suddenly one of them starts to laugh at the mess I call a pumpkin. Road grime, grease, mud, assorted roadkill. I think I'll stick with a bed floor I can't see through. __________________ Just for the record, if I'm down to my last potato, I'm not sharing it with a guy who wants to kill me so he can get a better supply of virgins in paradise. That lesson is a little thing I call Economics 101, infidel style. --Scott Adams author of Dilbert

02-21-2003, 06:55 PM	#9
navybear70 hometown heroes! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ewa Beach, HI Posts: 487	Thanks for all the help guys. Sorry Pheonix, but I've gotta go with the masses here... my under-carriage is in no shape for see-thru and I'm a haul everything kinda guy. Wood is for me all the way (thanks again g. I remember our conversation now.) I was thinking of putting down a clear plexiglass cover over the bedfloor when I need too so it won't get ruined though. Think it'll be too heavy? Weight is what I want to avoid. The steel plate there now weighs about 250-300 lbs.! __________________ 2009 Silverado 2wd, 121k as of 04APR13. I love my truck 29 days out of the month. The payment is due on the 30th... Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. -Robert E. Lee "Never give up ground you've already taken." -Unknown

02-21-2003, 07:56 PM	#10
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	I would love to have that acrylic bed!! Awesome! __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

02-21-2003, 08:44 PM	#11
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Acrylic is not heavy at all. You can buy it in sheets of 6'-0" x 8'-0" (extruded). It really depends on the thickness. We use 3/8" thick at work and pay $159 per sheet (for 1-5 sheets) and $139 (for 6+ sheets). If you were to go down to 1/4" or even 1/8" you would save yourself a ton of money. Just so you know, Plexiglass is a brand, which makes acrylic (its the same brand we use, good quality). __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION *



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