townwagon Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 Guys, Matt Tisdale in KY (Email: matttisdale76@gmail.com ) has taken the plunge and had new stamped tall bedsides reproduced. His primary market is Power Wagons, but the PH era trucks use the same stamping as the 2nd series 1951-56 PW 8 foot bed. I checked with Matt and he can use his 8 foot blanks to make 7 1/2 foot bedsides and he can tig in the wheel well with flat metal to make the 6 1/2 foot bedsides. These beds are brand new with the correct formed pockets. I've seen the 8 foot ones in person and they are better than new. He can make bedsides for B-1-B-108 to B-4-B-108, B-4-B-116, B-1-C-116 to B-4-C-116, and B-1-D-116 to B-4-D-116. I didn't ask if he could make 9 foot B-1-D-126 to B-4-D-126 bedsides, but I bet he could for a little extra. He has also made 3rd series PW 8 foot beds, so he can use those blanks to make 7 1/2 foot and 6 1/2 foot bedsides for the 1956 and up Utiline trucks as well. Matt can provide ready to use bedsides or stamped sides with the pockets as a kit. His estimate for a pair of 7 1/2 foot sides is $2,750 to $3,250. Please check with him for exact pricing. Look at this link to see pictures of the sides he has made. They are beautiful! http://imageevent.com/ccsammy Matt's current project is making 1946-68 Power Wagon front fenders with the correct rolled wire edge. He has the skills to make a lot of parts so if he sells enough bedsides he may be able to justify making other parts for the Pilot House era trucks. Eric Quote
Dave72dt Posted February 20, 2013 Report Posted February 20, 2013 That means high side stake pocket replacements should be availble now. Those sides offer up all kinds of possibilities for big tire combos on the back of these trucks and have it look factory. Thanks for posting. Quote
1952B3b23 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 That means high side stake pocket replacements should be availble now. Those sides offer up all kinds of possibilities for big tire combos on the back of these trucks and have it look factory. Thanks for posting. FYI, Bruce Horkey has high side stake pockets according to his website. http://www.horkeyswoodandparts.com/page36.html -Chris Quote
John-T-53 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 Eric, Is this guy doing it as a side project, or full time professionally? I'd assume he works in a tool n' die facility to have access to this type of equipment. This is serious stuff! All the pics he has on the site look great, and the stampings and final pieces look very pro. Thanks for the posting! Quote
townwagon Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Posted February 21, 2013 His stuff is great! I think he supplies other parts houses. I was trying to think of where to source a nice pair of bedsides for a power giant era truck so I asked Matt if he could do 7 1/2 footers. When he said yes I asked about the wheel well-less 6 1/2 footers. When he said he could do both I thought I would spread the word as I figured there may be other people out there that would rather buy a new bed then hammer and weld on a used one. He is making a lot of parts. I don't know what he has planned after the command car bodies and the PW front fenders. If he got a lot of orders for PH era beds he might take on something else if there is enough demand. New 1948-53 2wd pickup running boards in all 6 lengths would be a wonderful thing, but I doubt the tooling could be justified. But I never would have expected new beds either. Eric Quote
48Dodger Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 Wow....this is great news! 48D Quote
catfishcuz Posted February 21, 2013 Report Posted February 21, 2013 His stuff is great! I think he supplies other parts houses. I was trying to think of where to source a nice pair of bedsides for a power giant era truck so I asked Matt if he could do 7 1/2 footers. When he said yes I asked about the wheel well-less 6 1/2 footers. When he said he could do both I thought I would spread the word as I figured there may be other people out there that would rather buy a new bed then hammer and weld on a used one. He is making a lot of parts. I don't know what he has planned after the command car bodies and the PW front fenders. If he got a lot of orders for PH era beds he might take on something else if there is enough demand. New 1948-53 2wd pickup running boards in all 6 lengths would be a wonderful thing, but I doubt the tooling could be justified. But I never would have expected new beds either. Eric Yes running boards would be great also the lower portion of the doors as most of them are trash on the east coast and very hard to repair unlike the floor its pretty straight forward anyway its good to hear about more new parts. Butch Quote
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