Installing bed wood on 56 Chevy truck

How to install bed wood with a clean look and getting the truck ready to cruise 🚗💨💨💨

[@MadinahInsight]

Great job my frind thumbs up for awesome upload

[@heimlichhotrods]

thanks for watching 👍😎🚗💨💨

[@georgebell6335]

FABULOUS truck what wood did you use and what are those tail gate supports off what thanks

[@heimlichhotrods]

Thanks for watching everything is one off custom made by me 👍the tailgate handle is hiding on the upper inside of the tailgate and I can’t remember what type of wood it was I do know it came from the Truck Shop in Orange County California

[@carlfox15]

Damn I love this truck good job

[@heimlichhotrods]

She turned out awesome 😎 thanks for your comment and thanks for watching 👍🇺🇸💪🏻🏎💨💨💨

[@mustanggarland24]

Wow nice truck buddy! Fixing to order complete bed and front finders for my 55 Chevy! Hopefully it will be almost as nice as yours!

[@heimlichhotrods]

Thanks brother 👍 take your time and pay attention to detail and I’m sure it will come out beautiful!!!good luck with your truck 😎thanks for watching and commenting 🏎💨💨💨💨💨

[@breezysbikeshop7220]

Nice floor. Thx for shearing

[@heimlichhotrods]

Thanks for watching Breezy 👍😎🚗💨💨💨💨

[@Johndoe-tx6ul]

I'm doing a 79' square body step side bed wood right now and i loved what you did here so much that I'm doing the same.. trying to do the wood grooves myself..what I was wondering is how you bolted down the rear sill through those weird shaped tabs..oh yea..sweet truck it inspired me

[@heimlichhotrods]

Thanks that truck won first place at the grand national roadster show last year 🏆 I was stoked being a small time garage builder 😱 I can’t remember exactly how I bolted that down it’s been a couple year’s 🤔

[@georgebell6335]

Also how are latching the tail gate I didn't see any handle

[@georgebell6335]

Thank you I have a 55 I'm working on orange isn't far from me thanks again

[@brendanramroth3067]

Great work man. Did you weld or bolt the angle strips to the bed walls?

[@heimlichhotrods]

I spot welded it from the outside of the bed walls with stainless wire and polished the heat signature off when done👍thanks for watching😎

[@fan1701]

Oh yeah, that made that bed look so nice. Sent my step dad in law a link to the red truck video. He liked it.

[@heimlichhotrods]

Thanks fan we might have it sold 🤞

[@myoneblackfriend3151]

Holy smokes! That truck looks amazing. You got me thinking about the steering column. I kept my trucks patina. Yours looks so good that I may find myself regretting my decision. 🤕

[@LuchMobGarage]

He said wood 🤘🏻🐿🤘🏻

[@Huntinking]

While watching this video I noticed how the fuel filler neck was hidden in the bed. Do you have a video of how this was done? Thanks!

[@heimlichhotrods]

Thanks for watching I don’t think I have any footage on that but the fuel door is made by Hagen 👍😎🚗💨💨💨

[@Huntinking]

Thanks for the info!

[@matthewmcdonald6989]

Very nice.... Can you tell me what you used for the rear chrome bumper? Thanks

[@heimlichhotrods]

It’s a narrowed 62-66 c-10 front bumper 👍I have video of me doing bumper tucks on another 55 Chevy truck I’ll try to send a link 😎🏎💨💨💨

[@heimlichhotrods]

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[@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_]

That’s what she said

[@GMC-lb2zz]

Really like the installation of the bed strips with Rivnuts. Can you give more details on screw size and where you got them? They appear to be polished socket head stainless steel versions. How many were needed?

[@heimlichhotrods]

1954 GMC I used 1/4-20 stainless steel button head Allen’s I can’t remember how many but it was a lot I’m doing a tilting wood bed right now on my channel you can check it out at my most recent videos thanks for watching 👍🤓🚗💨💨💨💨

[@heimlichhotrods]

1954 GMC We got them from McMaster Carr

[@GMC-lb2zz]

@@heimlichhotrods Thanks. I will take a look

[@elverezallen2346]

What rims are you rocking on this truck?! They go perfect with the color scheme..

[@heimlichhotrods]

22 inch budnik

[@heimlichhotrods]

22 inch budnik

[@sigifredocoria1078]

Damn nice ..did you also put engine together amd if so hpw long has this buid taken you?

[@heimlichhotrods]

Sigifredo Thanks for watching this build took About a year and a half🥵 I built the Whole Truck from the ground up 👍

[@adrianwashika4265]

Nice truck. What is that grey colour code please?

[@heimlichhotrods]

Adrian Washika thanks for tuning in I’m not sure on the color code it was painted in another state and we just left it up to the painter I might be talking to him next week I’ll ask him 👍

[@cedroramirez2972]

Question did u make the chromes for the bed wanna do this to my elco not sure where to start

[@heimlichhotrods]

All the chrome strips were purchased at the Truck Shop in orange county California thanks for watching

[@heimlichhotrods]

In a more recent video I did on another one of these trucks I did make all the strips myself there is a video on my channel about it

[@cedroramirez2972]

@@heimlichhotrods sounds good man thank you

[@sway3699]

what are the dividers that go between each piece of wood called?

[@heimlichhotrods]

Bed strips 👍

[@ijatzrayz6490]

With a bed like that, how much weight can it hold?

[@heimlichhotrods]

I’m not sure what this truck was rated at stock I would say at least 1000 lbs 💪🏻Thanks for watching 😎👍🏎💨💨💨💨

[@ijatzrayz6490]

@@heimlichhotrods Good to know. Thank you

[@juancabrera6077]

Any one knows that color code or name

[@heimlichhotrods]

The colors are sapphire and ice blue