Restoring the Studebaker pickup has become a daily process. In removing and cleaning the bed, I find that it is also in exceptional condition which goes along with the rest of the truck. The rear bed crossmember required a bit of straightening as it had been obviously hit in the past, and the bed sides were slightly slanted left in the rear. So that issue is corrected now too.
The bed floor is in very good condition with only minor dents and dings but all the ribs are as strait as they came from the factory. The underside displays a lot of the original red oxide primer and behind the rear fenders, the original paint looks almost new.
I did sandblast the surface rust and recoated it with red oxide epoxy primer. Here's the new epoxy red oxide on the bottom side.
