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Old December 18th, 2021, 05:49 PM
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Default Re: '65 GMC 1500 project. From the Netherlands

Here you can see the IPE wood. Because of the width of the original bed planks, some still need to be glued together as they are not available in this width. I've matched the planks as to get a nice result. There are lots of variations in the IPE which should make for an interesting look.

However, for now, a temporary plywood floor will have to do.
To have it registered here it will need to pass an inspection first. This is planned on the 3rd of January of 2022, meaning pretty soon.

Due to covid I had to spend about a week at home in quarantine meaning I could not do as much as I had planned. No issues, just a cold basically.

Will have to finish the last details and it hopefully passes first try.

From then on I'll work on the proper bed floor, rust repairs etc. But the first priority will be the propane conversion. It still runs on regular gas now.

As a comparison: The cost of a gallon of gas is 8.08 USD here. (calculated)
Propane is less than half of that luckily.
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