bed wood stained and lacquered. Truck box.

First off, I would like to thank all the lacq bugs who died so that I might preserve the wood for the bed of my truck. dear lac bugs your sacrifice is appreciated.
  
Installed bed and strips

Heavily modified truck box /  fuel tank cover. Note tools of trade below. AKA sledge-o-matic. It looks like I will have a total of 45 inches of bed space. Wohoo almost 4 feet of bed! I could carry a laptop, some tools, a gallon of water, and maybe even some groceries. LOL