Is a wood floor possible?

[19blazer78]

CRAZY QUESTION...

I was watching Gearz and seen the wood bedand wondered if it would be possible to make a bed floor out of 1/4 or 1/2 treated plywood? Its going to be covered on the inside with carpet so nobody would ever know.

 

[sponsoredbydad]

I would say IF you are going to try this 3/4" minimum and look for something like what is used for flooring on a car trailer or toy hauler

 

[19blazer78]

Hmm never thought about car trailor flooring. But i'm trying to keep it cheap.

How bad is the aftermarket metal floor? Its make in Tiwan. I have a chance to get all 3 parts for $30 but its two and a half hours away from me and they won't ship it.

 

[NorCal_Chris]

Someone has done this... i cant remeber his name at the moment. He has a whole wood bed and wood rear of cab. It looks pretty good too.

 

[FAB454]

Yes. Did it in my current truck. Used 3/4 and covered it with thinned fiberglass resin(to help it soak in). Replaced from tailgate to rear seat.
It was definitely quick and cheep. I dont think I would do it again on a K5 that I was planning on fixing up.

 

[swettysblazer]

Someone has done this... i cant remeber his name at the moment. He has a whole wood bed and wood rear of cab. It looks pretty good too.

Check out Magik's build.

 

[Deuling]

Hmm never thought about car trailor flooring. But i'm trying to keep it cheap.

How bad is the aftermarket metal floor? Its make in Tiwan. I have a chance to get all 3 parts for $30 but its two and a half hours away from me and they won't ship it.

Go buy the metal

 

[diesel4me]

The 1971 K10 Suburban I parted out years ago had a factory marine plywood floor from the rear seat area rearward...it was the strongest part of the truck too,all the rest of the sheet metal had turned to rotted flakes ,but that plywood was like new,it was impregnated with fiberglass resin or something similar..

I was able to kick the rear quarters off with a few kicks on that truck it was so badly decayed,but the wood floor I had to cut with a sawsall to get the rest of the body off..

If your unable to buy the "right" floor repair panels,you might be able to use pickup floor panels from a boneyard,or some other kind of flat sheet metal..I've used everything from filing cabinets,metal roofing, to water heater "skins" to patch up rotted floors and quarters in the past...even old washing machine or dryer housings !..the porcelain paint resists rust well...galvanived steel wont rust ,but welding it can make you real sick unless your careful to do it outside with a fan going and avoid inhaling any of the white smoke it makes when heated...

 

[magik235]

I have used wood on my Jimmy and CJ5.

 

[19blazer78]

Did you do anything special to the wood other then paint it?

Your pics answered some questions I had regarding the floor supports and such.

 

[Stomis]

I have used wood on my Jimmy and CJ5.

I feel like you're in the wrong hobby... Maybe furniture or boat building?

Just saying. A flatbed is one thing, even the cab caps not too left field but inner fenders and the tub on the jeep is just beyond ridiculous.

 

[diesel4me]

It's A woody!...

I saw a flat fendered Jeep at Thompson Speedways auto swap meet one year and a friend I went with came close to buying it--it was completely made of knotty rough cut pine!...fully funcionable and it was driven there,the guy wanted 500 firm for it...I almost ended up driving it home! ..but my friend decided tp pass on it..you wouldn't know it was all wood till you got right up close to it...it was camoflauged so it looked like metal ,till you saw the knots in the boards up close!..

I see nothing wrong with using plywood or wood on that Jeep,if its just a plow truck and a runabout for local trips,who'd really know when it goes by you at 40 mph what exactly its body panels are made of?...I think the K5 custom bed and cab conversion looks cool too...maybe I'm just a hillbilly,but I kind of like "unusual" vehicles like these..pound for pound wood is stronger than steel,and I think it rots slower here than steel too!..

 

[magik235]

Did you do anything special to the wood other then paint it?

Your pics answered some questions I had regarding the floor supports and such.

I used treated 3/4" plywood covered with Herculiner on the cab of the Jimmy. It is holding up well. I stained the bed. I used treated 3/4" plywood coated in Gluvit, a fiberglass resin, then covered with Herculiner on the CJ5.

 

[magik235]

I feel like you're in the wrong hobby... Maybe furniture or boat building?

I have built a boat.