Rembrant Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Check out the bed floor in this 1986 Flareside on Ebay. You NEVER see them in original condition like this...clearly the topper has preserved it like that. Truck has a little bit of rust on the corners here and there, but overall is really solid looking for the age of it. That Flareside bed is in great condition. https://www.ebay.com/itm/203050160279 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFlareside Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Check out the bed floor in this 1986 Flareside on Ebay. You NEVER see them in original condition like this...clearly the topper has preserved it like that. Truck has a little bit of rust on the corners here and there, but overall is really solid looking for the age of it. That Flareside bed is in great condition. https://www.ebay.com/itm/203050160279 Thanks for sharing! Just wow. I've reached out to the owner to see if we can get a few more pics of the bed and interior for posterity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Check out the bed floor in this 1986 Flareside on Ebay. You NEVER see them in original condition like this...clearly the topper has preserved it like that. Truck has a little bit of rust on the corners here and there, but overall is really solid looking for the age of it. That Flareside bed is in great condition. https://www.ebay.com/itm/203050160279 Nice truck! And probably the best bed I've seen in many decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Nice truck! And probably the best bed I've seen in many decades. I stopped to look at this old ‘86 Flareside today and wouldn’t ya know the old girl still has the factory plywood floor still intact. It was in quite good condition underneath but pretty rotten on top. Truck has been sitting for a decade or so unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I stopped to look at this old ‘86 Flareside today and wouldn’t ya know the old girl still has the factory plywood floor still intact. It was in quite good condition underneath but pretty rotten on top. Truck has been sitting for a decade or so unfortunately. And??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 And??????? In bed tie downs and looks to had a frame mounted trailer hitch. If you were to get that one you would just need a white one to have blue / red / white LOL Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 And??????? Haha no news yet Gary. Overall it’s pretty crusty. Surprisingly intact but not sure the juice is worth the squeeze. Maybe. I’m going to sleep on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 And??????? Haha no news yet Gary. Overall it’s pretty crusty. Surprisingly intact but not sure the juice is worth the squeeze. Maybe. I’m going to sleep on it. Ok. But you have us "in suspenders" as Dad would have said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 In bed tie downs and looks to had a frame mounted trailer hitch. If you were to get that one you would just need a white one to have blue / red / white LOL Dave ---- Dave, they "don't need no stinkin blue" in Canoodia! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Cory, I think the rotary cut Fir looks fantastic! There's nothing second rate about that at all. Mine is marine grade, but just the basic structural stuff in Douglas Fir. I got a lot of flack from my buddies for installing plywood by the way... When people question it, I can say that it was good enough for Ford, it's good enough for me...lol. http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n60552/IMG_7956.jpg Today, many of us (woodworkers) have vacuum bag presses. I specifically bought my 60 mil urethane bag in 5x9' so I could veneer regular size plywood sheets. While that leaves the plywood 'unbalanced', if you use a glue with no water (epoxy, solvent based neoprene contact cement) you can pull it off without curling. At 14.7 psi @ sea level that's 2,117 pounds per square foot of clamping force... 67,744 pounds on a 4x8 sheet and it's entirely evenly distributed. Looks great. you really did a fine job on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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