yotarover

going down the road today a piece falls off resulting in this.




i knew it was rusted but i didn't think it would fall apart going down the road. haven't had much time to work on the cosmetic parts as i have the mech parts. anybody just cut off the lower skirt all around the bed ?

xxxtreme22r

I have, along with the rest of the bed. Time for a flatbed.

yotarover

working on it i gotta measure 10x cut and weld 1x lol. how did it look w/o the rest of the skirt ?

xxxtreme22r

I don't know the skirt was cut off with the rest of the bed. By the time it went to the scrap yard the skirts were in about 5 pieces and the rest of the bed 10.

yotarover

im looking into something like this

xxxtreme22r

That'll work, but if you haul anything like I do, your gonna hate not having sides.

yotarover

if i figure out how i wanna run my tail.brake and turn lights. it's going to the scrap yard before there's no weight left to it.

85gijunk4x4

same thing happened here. Though i didnt own the truck when it happened, i was riding in it, and it scared the crap out of me.



thats why i like this.

85gijunk4x4

oh, shoot. i didnt even see the question LOL i beleive its not structural, so i dont see why not, you may get hassled by johnny law though, unless you find a new way to mount those mudflaps.

and P.S. its probably gonna look ugly

yotarover

wont need them anyways. i just gotta figure out how i wanna do my flatbed and out of what. that body and bed is scray looking i like it! looks like something a hillbilly would drive lol

85gijunk4x4

on a serious note, that bed on my 88 is actually pretty easy to make. if you want i could send you a break down on how to do it, along with tons of pics.

T_F_E

Like this! but dont use 1/4 for all your tube, it gets a little heavy.

yotarover

yeah it does. last flatbed on my 89 was heavy, scraped if off and got about 150 outta the 200 i spent on steel

dual purpose flatbed lol worked as a heavy duty welding table.

xxxtreme22r

heavy? who said it has to be heavy. I cheat though. Oh and "dry" weight, with probably 150lb in my tool box and me being close to 200 lb, truck weighs 3850 lb.

T_F_E

That was my exact weight on the scale yesterday! gross weight is 5080 isnt it?

slacker

iTrader: (1)

to each there own .. heres another solution




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yotarover

fiberglass wont handle hauling rocks,mulch,steel, etc so i threw that idea out the door

85gijunk4x4

mines alluminum, so i dont have to worry about weight or rust

and i swear the guy was an architect, because the bed has great scructure and strength.

yotarover- i'll pm you tomorrow, if you dont hear from me send a reminder LOL

xxxtreme22r

same here 85gijunk4x4. Aluminum as well, only thing I don't like is the steel rail down the length on mine which attaches the aluminum to the frame. The welds are starting to go. Not surprising though since welding aluminum if tough to begin with let alone welding aluminum to steel. I am gonna have to drill some holes so I can bolt it up instead. But i have had enough weight in the thing to put me on my bump stops.

GVWR on my door I believe says 5006 lb or something like that. Not that that is a good number any more since i don't have factory springs in the rear any longer.

slacker

iTrader: (1)

mine does .. I have used it like that for 10 Years now ! even was rear ended by a ford explorer about 4 years ago .. and still no rust


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