You can install 2 X 6 's but will have to deal with the following:
1. Bed side angle strips will have to be removed and moved up to
compensate for the thicker board "unless you grove the edge of this board to
slide under the strip".
2. All the cross braces will have to be redrilled to line up with the
metal strips holes.
3. The leading edge of the wood by the tailgate will be higher then the
factory metal edge "the part the original wood fit up flush against".
4. If you move the bed Angle strip up, you've just blocked off access
to one of the fender bolts!
Here's what I do when I'm going to carry something heavy:
a) Added another cross-brace to send the load directly to the frame.
b) Slide in a 3/4" plywood sheet on top of the wood directly over the
middle cross braces which attach to the frame and help spread the load.
Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: <jelerath@us.ibm.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:14 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Bed board thickness
>
>
> I have a '53 3100. Someone has obviously already "tweaked" the bed
because
> I have only 4 boards, but there are bolts (not the metal strips) for 8. I
> recently put a hole in it carrying a F@#d engine.
>
> Question: Is it possible to replace the boards with thicker ones? such as
> tongue and groove 2x6's? Yeah, I know, ANYTHING is possible, but is it a
> slam dunk or a lot of work? Has anyone ever done it?
>
> Jon
> jelerath@us.ibm.com
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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