Starting on rails...

Cut out the railings today. Decided to go with 3/4 inch MDF. We needed 13 inch wide board and the widest we could find conventional wood (for a reasonable price) was only 11 inches. Additionally MDF has no knots so it should actually allow for a smoother, cleaner edge when we are done. Also picked up some black paint and boat varnish.

The next step will be to bolt it to the steel rails on the car, then sand it smooth, add a nice edge and paint/varnish it.