Can't keep a good man down!

Can't keep a good man down, or out, or turned off a project.  There may not be any space in the shop, but there is space around back under the shed where the frame is currently parked.  So that means I can start rebuilding the wood flatbed originally present on the truck.

The original bed was pine, and I am unsure of it's manufacturer or origin.  I have come to the assumption and conclusion that it was a local manufacturer who built beds for dealers, and was a dealer installed option, probably not under the Chevy umbrella.  It is just a little too nice and fancy to have been a barnyard build, but it could have been.  The winters are cold and long up north.

I picked up a couple of 6x6x10' Pine ACP to replace the foundation of the stringers on the bed.  Then a few 4x4x8' cross stringers.  Cut the stringers to size, made some relief drills for the frame rivets, then squared up and bolted up.  Cross stringers were reliefed for the lag bolt head and secured.

Added a few 2x4's and 2x6's to fill the gaps.  Next step is to drill the frame for bolts and attachment.  Once all this is done, a good coat of exterior paint followed by a topcoat of paint.  Eventually I will install top boards made of tounge and groove pine.

In other news, I should have a clear bay (or at least mostly) to resume some work on the cab.