longbed bobbed - Page 2

camo31"10.50" · 11-04-2009, 04:23 PM

whoa dude.....you're not supposed to use smileys like that on this board...you probably should edit that out before a mod sees it and jumps down you're throat...

and i'm with peow130..i liked the look of the flatbed better than a bobbed longbed.......

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akaphilly · 11-04-2009, 04:36 PM

someone should start a flatbed vs bed thread becuase i dont care. i ran the flatbed for 2 years, and it sucked. forgot to menction i got the bed for free.

shaeff · 11-04-2009, 05:11 PM

I love them both. I love the look of a bobbed bed (and understand exactly why you got the longbed in the first place), and the flatbed looked really badass. I agree with you, I thought about going flatbed for a while, but I wouldn't be able to use the truck how I use it now, which would defeat the purpose of me having a truck in the first place.

Nice work!

michalik_piotr · 11-04-2009, 05:26 PM

ah.....................944

ryantowry_81 · 11-04-2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junkers88

I just now figured this out. You didn't spend two years looking for a long bed truck (which were all 2 wheel drives correct?) you spent two years looking for the bed itself.

Even though I understand it I still feel like a ding bat for having to have it explained.....

sorry if this is off topic but:

i have two long bed 4x4 84's, did they ever make a long bed 4x4 with the jap bed like that, both mine are the american style but i would perfer that style, alot easier to tie stuff down in!

peow130 · 11-04-2009, 06:07 PM

yeah in canada..
and i'm sorry akaphilly, but that bed looks like it's pretty rough..

why was the flatbed so bad?

akaphilly · 11-04-2009, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by affmondo22

You did that with the bed still attached? I'm gonna start my bob this weekend. Do you think it would be easier to pull the bed off to do it? And can I see a picture of the inside of the bed?

heres the pic. cut off wheel and a plumb bob, and i was able to weld 95% of the whole thing. i really like how the second gen bed as bolt on inner panels

akaphilly · 11-04-2009, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryantowry_81

sorry if this is off topic but:

i have two long bed 4x4 84's, did they ever make a long bed 4x4 with the jap bed like that, both mine are the american style but i would perfer that style, alot easier to tie stuff down in!

not sure man. lets see a pic of your bed?

Quote:

Originally Posted by peow130

yeah in canada..
and i'm sorry akaphilly, but that bed looks like it's pretty rough..

why was the flatbed so bad?

read. or stop posting. the bed is way older then u, i live in a rust area. its actaully the best shape bed of this era i have ever seen. u dont no anything... anyways i cut most the rust out. and fixed it with my uber skillz yo..

ryantowry_81 · 11-04-2009, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peow130

yeah in canada..
and i'm sorry akaphilly, but that bed looks like it's pretty rough..

why was the flatbed so bad?

you know i used to live in spokane and i thought i knew what rust was, but i was wrong! now after living in alaska where we get alot more rust problems i realize i was used to high desert conditions that stuff doesn't rust as bad as it does in other places. maybe you should take that into account. i think it looks pretty decent, better than most the beds i see up here of that vintage.

I will take some pics of my long bed and others of the same year and newer if i ever get home when it is light out ( gets dark here now at 430, damn daylight savings!!!)

peow130 · 11-04-2009, 07:23 PM

Hell, i was going to get a flatbed just to haul my quad.
The width of the tires in the front makes it hard to fit in the bed, plus if i got racing width A-Arms i'd be screwed.

Bikes? Straps.
Wood? Racks...

from the pictures, it looked like you got a bed missing corners at the cab, and then gaping rust holes.. looked bad imo.

2DoorRunner · 11-04-2009, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akaphilly

Is that a 944 i see?

affmondo22 · 11-04-2009, 08:46 PM

looks good, i wanted to see how you handled the ridges in the bed, because i thought that would be the biggest problem. Thanks for the picture, how long did it take if you dont mind me asking?

akaphilly · 11-05-2009, 04:42 AM

i spent 3 hours after work getting it all cut and mocked up. and preped for welding. then the next day i welded it all.. nice and slow. prolly another 3 hours till i had bondo on. i was a lil skeptical to do it at first cuz the rust but it really was easy

ya guys its a 1984 944. non turbo. needs reference sensors and i am slackin to get them.

peow.. stop posting in this thread. go make your wooden flatbed for your highschool project. that will be super cool ! i'm willing to bet that camaro is your dads.

stock as possible · 11-05-2009, 12:44 PM

Hopefully I'm clear on this. You got a long bed, is that 8'? You took out 18", leaving you with around 6.5'? So now you pretty much still have the funcionality of a short bed but awesome approach/departure angles with the bob?

toyotabull · 11-05-2009, 01:12 PM

it was a 84 1 ton truck, if he puts a short bed on there and centers the wheel wells, then he will have a few inches between the bed and cab? And that is why he is going with the long bed and then bobbing it. Sounds right to me, and it looks nice.

s.resko · 11-05-2009, 01:22 PM

it doesnt matter akaphilly your non turb 944 could smoke some dank z28 anyday (with the fixed refs)

akaphilly · 11-05-2009, 02:26 PM

lol.. just got home from work and to dark for pics. the bed had to be bobed. if it wasnt, the last body mount and 18 inchs would have been floating. and being such bad condition it wouldnt have lasted. sorry i'm not from a rust free zone.

stock as possible · 11-05-2009, 02:39 PM

Was my math semi correct? I just think it's bada** that you have the off road capability of a bobbed bed but you can still use camper shells and such. I like it.

cpizzle42 · 11-05-2009, 04:05 PM

peow post a pic of your z28 next to your toyota.....

cpizzle42 · 11-05-2009, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akaphilly

heres the pic. cut off wheel and a plumb bob, and i was able to weld 95% of the whole thing. i really like how the second gen bed as bolt on inner panels

What kind of welding? Flux core mig 110Volt?

foot0069 · 11-05-2009, 04:09 PM

Pretty work. Looks good. You woulda crapped yourself over the 944 turbo I saw in the upulit a while back. Couldn't believe it when I saw it. Had a not so crumpled left fender and the rest of the car looked day one.Wish I had a seen it before it hit the yard.
Jim

cpizzle42 · 11-05-2009, 05:03 PM

alright we will all be waiting...

and are you really still on the this subject about hauling loads and center of gravity???

Dude you have torision bars, probably the worst design for carrying loads....so just drop it. start a new thread if you want to post.

s.resko · 11-05-2009, 05:09 PM

i would enjoy that pic too dude and im impartial im an sti man ya z28s are cool if you dont race on road courses

akaphilly · 11-05-2009, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpizzle42

What kind of welding? Flux core mig 110Volt?

yea. it was turned low. or it would blow a hole. biggest gap i filled was around 1/8 inch.

i hate how its dark before 5pm

me->

<-peow

ryantowry_81 · 11-05-2009, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akaphilly

yea. it was turned low. or it would blow a hole. biggest gap i filled was around 1/8 inch.

i hate how its dark before 5pm

me->

<-peow

you should feel lucky, i spent part of last winter north of fairbanks alaska, no light at all!!!! it still sucks but it could be worse!!!

11-04-2009, 04:36 PM	#27 (permalink)
akaphilly Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 282	someone should start a flatbed vs bed thread becuase i dont care. i ran the flatbed for 2 years, and it sucked. forgot to menction i got the bed for free. __________________ http://cardomain.com/ride/2526416 84 p/u, 94 22re, header, RUF's f150 rears, all-pro triple x member, duals, e-locker, lsd front 35mtr 96 limited 4runner, trd s/c exhaust trans cooler, toytec coilovers, fj80 rears, budbuild front skid 285/75 procomp mt

11-04-2009, 05:11 PM	#28 (permalink)
shaeff Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: near Kingston, NY Posts: 301	I love them both. I love the look of a bobbed bed (and understand exactly why you got the longbed in the first place), and the flatbed looked really badass. I agree with you, I thought about going flatbed for a while, but I wouldn't be able to use the truck how I use it now, which would defeat the purpose of me having a truck in the first place. Nice work! __________________ My heatercore replacement writeup with pics. -'94 Toyota 4X4, 22re, 31X10.5 BFG M/T's, 5 speed, MC rear bumper. (Winter DD/ off road fun) -'95 BMW M3, modded/suspension, sticky rubber, back road monster (Summer DD) -86.5 Toyota Supra, too much to list. (Never-ending project)

11-04-2009, 05:26 PM	#29 (permalink)
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11-04-2009, 06:07 PM	#31 (permalink)
peow130 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 763	yeah in canada.. and i'm sorry akaphilly, but that bed looks like it's pretty rough.. why was the flatbed so bad? __________________ 1987 Toyota Pickup DLX. 30" Cooper Discoverer S/T's. 1" AAL lift and Tbar crank. and two KC HiLites. IFS Club #5 1978 Camaro Z28, 454 Big Block V8 with a 4 Speed.

11-04-2009, 07:23 PM	#35 (permalink)
peow130 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 763	Hell, i was going to get a flatbed just to haul my quad. The width of the tires in the front makes it hard to fit in the bed, plus if i got racing width A-Arms i'd be screwed. Bikes? Straps. Wood? Racks... from the pictures, it looked like you got a bed missing corners at the cab, and then gaping rust holes.. looked bad imo. __________________ 1987 Toyota Pickup DLX. 30" Cooper Discoverer S/T's. 1" AAL lift and Tbar crank. and two KC HiLites. IFS Club #5 1978 Camaro Z28, 454 Big Block V8 with a 4 Speed.

11-04-2009, 08:46 PM	#37 (permalink)
affmondo22 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 136	looks good, i wanted to see how you handled the ridges in the bed, because i thought that would be the biggest problem. Thanks for the picture, how long did it take if you dont mind me asking? __________________ 1995 3.0 standard cab pickup/ 32x11.50 bfg mts/ bj spacers/ wabfab shackles/ aisin manual hubs/ 8" wide black steelies/ on my second headgasket

11-05-2009, 04:42 AM	#38 (permalink)
akaphilly Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 282	i spent 3 hours after work getting it all cut and mocked up. and preped for welding. then the next day i welded it all.. nice and slow. prolly another 3 hours till i had bondo on. i was a lil skeptical to do it at first cuz the rust but it really was easy ya guys its a 1984 944. non turbo. needs reference sensors and i am slackin to get them. peow.. stop posting in this thread. go make your wooden flatbed for your highschool project. that will be super cool ! i'm willing to bet that camaro is your dads. __________________ http://cardomain.com/ride/2526416 84 p/u, 94 22re, header, RUF's f150 rears, all-pro triple x member, duals, e-locker, lsd front 35mtr 96 limited 4runner, trd s/c exhaust trans cooler, toytec coilovers, fj80 rears, budbuild front skid 285/75 procomp mt

11-05-2009, 12:44 PM	#39 (permalink)
stock as possible Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 80	Hopefully I'm clear on this. You got a long bed, is that 8'? You took out 18", leaving you with around 6.5'? So now you pretty much still have the funcionality of a short bed but awesome approach/departure angles with the bob? __________________ 92 4wd xcab pickup, 22re, 5 speed

11-05-2009, 01:12 PM	#40 (permalink)
toyotabull Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Natchitoches, La Posts: 74	it was a 84 1 ton truck, if he puts a short bed on there and centers the wheel wells, then he will have a few inches between the bed and cab? And that is why he is going with the long bed and then bobbing it. Sounds right to me, and it looks nice. __________________ 85 toyota rancho lift 33 in tires on 15X8 steel 270 lift cam and flat tops Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, or they're showing up their friends. Again!

11-05-2009, 01:22 PM	#41 (permalink)
s.resko Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: vernon ct Posts: 16	it doesnt matter akaphilly your non turb 944 could smoke some dank z28 anyday (with the fixed refs) __________________ 91 runner marlin crawler super heavy duty clutch "just installed" bfg mud terrains 32x11.5

11-05-2009, 02:26 PM	#42 (permalink)
akaphilly Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 282	lol.. just got home from work and to dark for pics. the bed had to be bobed. if it wasnt, the last body mount and 18 inchs would have been floating. and being such bad condition it wouldnt have lasted. sorry i'm not from a rust free zone. __________________ http://cardomain.com/ride/2526416 84 p/u, 94 22re, header, RUF's f150 rears, all-pro triple x member, duals, e-locker, lsd front 35mtr 96 limited 4runner, trd s/c exhaust trans cooler, toytec coilovers, fj80 rears, budbuild front skid 285/75 procomp mt

11-05-2009, 02:39 PM	#43 (permalink)
stock as possible Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 80	Was my math semi correct? I just think it's bada** that you have the off road capability of a bobbed bed but you can still use camper shells and such. I like it. __________________ 92 4wd xcab pickup, 22re, 5 speed

11-05-2009, 04:05 PM	#44 (permalink)
cpizzle42 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 165	peow post a pic of your z28 next to your toyota..... __________________ 1996 Runner limited, V6 4wd, 5sp 5.29 gears Suspension-Sway-a-way 2.5 coilovers and camburg uniball uppers,Sonoran steel 1.2 REAR kit,what is a sway-bar? Tires and wows-35x12.50 BFG KM2's on 15x8 black steels, cut fenders and firewall Misc-lock right in the rear, Cobra Cb, Viair On board air, Bud Bulit Skids, and BFH to infender wells, 55 watt rock lights, custom intake, flowmaster exhaust. 200K mile club! http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...h_D32_9144.jpg

11-05-2009, 04:09 PM	#46 (permalink)
foot0069 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Petersburg va. Posts: 329	Pretty work. Looks good. You woulda crapped yourself over the 944 turbo I saw in the upulit a while back. Couldn't believe it when I saw it. Had a not so crumpled left fender and the rest of the car looked day one.Wish I had a seen it before it hit the yard. Jim

11-05-2009, 05:03 PM	#47 (permalink)
cpizzle42 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 165	alright we will all be waiting... and are you really still on the this subject about hauling loads and center of gravity??? Dude you have torision bars, probably the worst design for carrying loads....so just drop it. start a new thread if you want to post. __________________ 1996 Runner limited, V6 4wd, 5sp 5.29 gears Suspension-Sway-a-way 2.5 coilovers and camburg uniball uppers,Sonoran steel 1.2 REAR kit,what is a sway-bar? Tires and wows-35x12.50 BFG KM2's on 15x8 black steels, cut fenders and firewall Misc-lock right in the rear, Cobra Cb, Viair On board air, Bud Bulit Skids, and BFH to infender wells, 55 watt rock lights, custom intake, flowmaster exhaust. 200K mile club! http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...h_D32_9144.jpg

11-05-2009, 05:09 PM	#48 (permalink)
s.resko Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: vernon ct Posts: 16	i would enjoy that pic too dude and im impartial im an sti man ya z28s are cool if you dont race on road courses __________________ 91 runner marlin crawler super heavy duty clutch "just installed" bfg mud terrains 32x11.5 Last edited by s.resko; 11-05-2009 at 05:11 PM.

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