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MAR-Ktech · 07-07-2005, 04:32 PM

We are new supporters of the forum. We look forward to giving/receiving technical information about parts and trucks. Please feel free to contact us at anytime via the forum or our email address.

Blue_71 · 07-07-2005, 06:03 PM

welcome to the forum from KY, ive never bought anything but from the catolog i have- great job!

HEAVY CHEVY · 07-07-2005, 06:07 PM

welcome to the site

**BillGent** · 07-07-2005, 06:48 PM

Welcome.. we always love supporters of the board.. you help keep it running for us and we appreciate it!

**HOTFUN** · 07-07-2005, 06:59 PM

Welcome. It will be great having your expertise on the board as I bought one of your your wood kits probably some 15 years ago.

**Palf70Step** · 07-07-2005, 07:33 PM

Thanks for joining and Welcome to the board.

Botietruck · 07-07-2005, 09:19 PM

Welcome, I recently purchased SS bed strips and a bed side from your company. Great products. Good to have you on our side!

68LSS1 · 07-08-2005, 03:48 AM

I've got two words...make that three: Hello, group purchase.

Might I recommend the embossed Bowtie tailgate with the internal latches?

Mudder · 07-08-2005, 05:53 AM

Welcome to the site..........

Bishops Trucks · 07-08-2005, 06:43 AM

Welcome Mar-K. Are you coming to Carlislie Truck Nationals in August? Keep the parts rolling.

MAR-Ktech · 07-08-2005, 08:32 AM

Thanks to all for the kind words. We look forward to participating in the forum and appreciate the opportunity to do so. As many of you know our expertise is manufacturing and we rarely attend shows. Many dealers carry our product line and they do an excellent job.

Mar-K tech

Nolowrider · 07-08-2005, 08:33 AM

Welcome and thank you for supporting this site and the best trucks in the world.

**special-K** · 07-09-2005, 04:48 PM

Welcome MAR-Ktech from Special-K.Thanks for the support.

Bob Gervais · 07-09-2005, 07:34 PM

Welcome, and thanks for being a supporter! To be honest, I've never heard of you before, however I haven't had my GMC for long either. Are you strictly into classic truck parts, or do you have parts for later models (73-87)?

MAR-Ktech · 07-11-2005, 08:31 AM

We manufacture an extensive line of parts for the stepside pickups from the '30s upward to late 80's. Mostly sheet metal parts like bedsides, tailgates, front bed panels, plus the wood bed floor parts. We make aluminum and stainless body moldings for 55-72 pickups. We also sell other lines like Billet Specialties and we carry some of the Asia made pickup fenders. Full catalog is on line www.mar-k.com.
Mar-K

**Green Machine** · 07-11-2005, 08:56 AM

Last yeat I purchased a complete wood bed conversion for my '68. It is nice to buy things that fit like they are supposed to. The metal parts fit like they were original, and the wood looks great. Thanks for a good product.

64fleetside · 07-11-2005, 04:41 PM

Welcome! How bout an update on the bedwood finish test?? I used the Minwax Helmsman Spar polyurethane & it is cracking. Is there anything that will hold up? Got my strips, wood, etc from Mar-K, all fit great, looks great. Brian

**Captkaos** · 07-11-2005, 05:38 PM

Welcome to the site!

MAR-Ktech · 07-11-2005, 05:46 PM

We have started the second round of tests for various wood finishes, and hopefully these will prove to be more durable. Information about the finishes we are testing is in the installation information page http://www.mar-k.com/installation_hints.html and look for "Wood Finish testing information V2" to see what finishes we have started to test. We have not found any published comparative test results about the wood finishes so we are just trying things that seem to make sense. Any testing or experience that any of you have done on your beds would be very helpful. We plan to keep trying different finishes as long as it looks like there may be a better way.

Mar-K

64fleetside · 07-11-2005, 06:12 PM

Thanks for the update info, I am about to do another truck bed & I want to do something diff this time. I am a little disappointed in the Minwax. Brian

TRUCKGUY · 07-13-2005, 10:26 PM

welcome to the board from western kentucky

**N2TRUX** · 07-13-2005, 10:37 PM

Welcome to the forum. We always like new members, but we especially like new members with truck parts....

Zumo · 07-14-2005, 09:05 AM

Welcome guys.

07-07-2005, 04:32 PM	#1
MAR-Ktech Truck Parts Mfg. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 697	Hello from MAR-K We are new supporters of the forum. We look forward to giving/receiving technical information about parts and trucks. Please feel free to contact us at anytime via the forum or our email address. __________________ GET MAR-K Quality! Restoration and Custom Pickup Parts for Chevy, GMC, Ford, Dodge and Custom Trucks

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HOTFUN Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 2,137	Welcome. It will be great having your expertise on the board as I bought one of your your wood kits probably some 15 years ago. __________________ '66 CST BBW swb fleet 327 fac ac '67 CST 4x4 swb 327 stepside project '72 Cheyenne K20 50k original '72 Cheyenne Super K20 project '73 Sierra swb 4x4 frame off in paint stage '74 Cheyenne Super swb w/16k actual '71 & 72 Cheyenne K10 4x4 swb's '70 426 HEMICUDA conv SHAKER 4 sp Dana 60 '60 Impala conv 327 PG fac ac loaded 3rd owner '72 GMC K2500 4x4 '59 Apache CST BBW fleetside swb 283 '73 ElCamino SS LS1 T56 true SS bucket tach '76 ElCamino SS 52k survivor '87 Grand National 41k True 2nd to last built in 1987. '86 K30 454 SRW fleetside CA since new '88 Trans Am GTA 39k bought new 2018 DEMON plum crazy @ 840HP! "Need for speed"

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BillGent Pretty But Evil Doggy Woggy. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 6,303	Welcome.. we always love supporters of the board.. you help keep it running for us and we appreciate it!

07-08-2005, 03:48 AM	#8
68LSS1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,191	I've got two words...make that three: Hello, group purchase. Might I recommend the embossed Bowtie tailgate with the internal latches? __________________ '68 Short Step LS1/T56, Hydratech, Fatman Fabrications Stage III, Baer, Hot Rods to Hell, US Body, S&W, etc

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07-08-2005, 06:43 AM	#10
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07-08-2005, 08:32 AM	#11
MAR-Ktech Truck Parts Mfg. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 697	It is good to be welcomed Thanks to all for the kind words. We look forward to participating in the forum and appreciate the opportunity to do so. As many of you know our expertise is manufacturing and we rarely attend shows. Many dealers carry our product line and they do an excellent job. Mar-K tech __________________ GET MAR-K Quality! Restoration and Custom Pickup Parts for Chevy, GMC, Ford, Dodge and Custom Trucks

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07-09-2005, 07:34 PM	#14
Bob Gervais Truckless for the moment... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cranston, RI Posts: 180	Welcome, and thanks for being a supporter! To be honest, I've never heard of you before, however I haven't had my GMC for long either. Are you strictly into classic truck parts, or do you have parts for later models (73-87)? __________________ 1987 V1500 GMC Suburban, 350 TBI, Flowtech dual exhaust, Rough Country 2" spring lift, 56" 3/4 ton rear spring conversion, 33" BFG All Terrains, and the smokescreen engine mod -- Former truck, searching for another now...

07-11-2005, 08:31 AM	#15
MAR-Ktech Truck Parts Mfg. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 697	We manufacture an extensive line of parts for the stepside pickups from the '30s upward to late 80's. Mostly sheet metal parts like bedsides, tailgates, front bed panels, plus the wood bed floor parts. We make aluminum and stainless body moldings for 55-72 pickups. We also sell other lines like Billet Specialties and we carry some of the Asia made pickup fenders. Full catalog is on line www.mar-k.com. Mar-K __________________ GET MAR-K Quality! Restoration and Custom Pickup Parts for Chevy, GMC, Ford, Dodge and Custom Trucks

07-11-2005, 08:56 AM	#16
Green Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Estherville, Iowa Posts: 3,371	Last yeat I purchased a complete wood bed conversion for my '68. It is nice to buy things that fit like they are supposed to. The metal parts fit like they were original, and the wood looks great. Thanks for a good product. __________________ 1968 C10 307 3spd Long Fleet ------ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=201103 1970 C10 305 Super T10 Long Fleet --- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=202285 1971 C20 383 TH350 Dana Posi ----- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=206894 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 C3 6.0



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07-11-2005, 04:41 PM	#17
64fleetside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: arkieland Posts: 1,070	Welcome! How bout an update on the bedwood finish test?? I used the Minwax Helmsman Spar polyurethane & it is cracking. Is there anything that will hold up? Got my strips, wood, etc from Mar-K, all fit great, looks great. Brian Last edited by 64fleetside; 07-11-2005 at 04:42 PM.

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07-11-2005, 05:46 PM	#19
MAR-Ktech Truck Parts Mfg. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 697	Wood finish tests, update We have started the second round of tests for various wood finishes, and hopefully these will prove to be more durable. Information about the finishes we are testing is in the installation information page http://www.mar-k.com/installation_hints.html and look for "Wood Finish testing information V2" to see what finishes we have started to test. We have not found any published comparative test results about the wood finishes so we are just trying things that seem to make sense. Any testing or experience that any of you have done on your beds would be very helpful. We plan to keep trying different finishes as long as it looks like there may be a better way. Mar-K __________________ GET MAR-K Quality! Restoration and Custom Pickup Parts for Chevy, GMC, Ford, Dodge and Custom Trucks

07-11-2005, 06:12 PM	#20
64fleetside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: arkieland Posts: 1,070	Thanks for the update info, I am about to do another truck bed & I want to do something diff this time. I am a little disappointed in the Minwax. Brian

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