Millsonwheels
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Well this summer Im going to tackle redoing the flatbed on my 1967 F-350 Truck. Heres an overview on the truck: Was preordered when the new model came out by my grandfather in 66 when the new models first showed up, he ordered in with 5200 pound springs, 352 208 Hp V-8, Np435 4 speed and radio delete, all as a cab and chassis truck. When it first came in he build the flatbed for it using a torch and whatever scrap he could find. He then Daily drove it till 78 when he bought a new F-150 (which I also have restored and ready to go) and just used it as a farm truck till my father got it and repainted and moderately restored it in the early 80's. Dad used it as the main work horse till he bought a 2.5 ton dump truck in like 2004.
Then I guess you could say I just stole it from dad, since he wasn't using it. I used it as it was every day on the farm and for my then lawn care business. Recently we have been slowly upgrading the truck (tires, power steering, New seat, etc.
But id like to address the bed situation now, The bed has definatley been well used, not beat up, but used. The metal is thin and can see daylight in some places through it. The standards are also not placed an even distance apart and are not exactly 90 degrees with the bed surface, so its hard to get the racks in and out with out a pry bar.
Basically what I would like to do with it is clean it up make it look good like the last picture and add two small toolboxes to the sides. I would like it to fit the trucks time frame of 67-72 as far as the look of the lights and all.
Heres what it first looked like when I first started doing anything with it. Then later on, This picture (im sorry for stealing the pic if its yours but it like it) is what i would like mine to look like (excluding the headache rack).
Then I guess you could say I just stole it from dad, since he wasn't using it. I used it as it was every day on the farm and for my then lawn care business. Recently we have been slowly upgrading the truck (tires, power steering, New seat, etc.
But id like to address the bed situation now, The bed has definatley been well used, not beat up, but used. The metal is thin and can see daylight in some places through it. The standards are also not placed an even distance apart and are not exactly 90 degrees with the bed surface, so its hard to get the racks in and out with out a pry bar.
Basically what I would like to do with it is clean it up make it look good like the last picture and add two small toolboxes to the sides. I would like it to fit the trucks time frame of 67-72 as far as the look of the lights and all.
Heres what it first looked like when I first started doing anything with it. Then later on, This picture (im sorry for stealing the pic if its yours but it like it) is what i would like mine to look like (excluding the headache rack).
