1979Hand-me-down

My truck is taking a huge turn. I found a deal today to good to pass up. The truck below I picked up for $350.00. I don't think the frame has any rust on it except some surface rust in the front. I going to take both truck to make one good truck. I going to fix the bed on the below pictured truck and put my stepside bed up for sale for $100


Check out the cool hood.

peow130

What i meant by fishplate, is where you're fixing the frame, to put a plate that extends past both sides of the fix to effectively join the metal much more securely.

also.
theres some uhh. "interesting" fab work going on in that second truck.

1979Hand-me-down

I thought I was getting the above truck. But some unexpected bills popped up so I'm going to have to pass on it. So back to welding up my rusted frame. Oh well, practice my welding some more.

DethYota

That is a scary looking "2/4" Link goin on that other truck. Things happen for a reason. I think those bills saved your life!

peow130

no, those were anti-wrap bars..
note the 3" blocks under the rear leafs lol

1979Hand-me-down

Did some more work on the bed today. I got it mounted using some L shaped brackets. Welded those to the bed. Still gotta box in the inside of the bed using some square tubing I'm recycling off an old ladder rack. Basically I'm trying to fix a few things before I move it over to the new house and the Huge Garage.
I've been working under a carport and laying in gravel. I can't wait to finally have a garage and be able to use a creeper under the truck.

Also I removed the rear brake setup. I'm not sure what its called but I guess it puts the brakes on if you the truck tilts too much or something like that. Just going to run the brake lines straight to the rear axle and bypass the piece bolted to the frame rail. I'm doing this for one because I gotta replace the brake line anyway. When I was welding I accidentally arked the brake line and put a hole in it.

1979Hand-me-down

Hidden tool box in the bed of my 79 toyota with a custom chevy stepside.

I've already had to do a bunch of mods on this bed to make it fit my toyota. I also cut out the rear brace that holds the spare tire. I'm going to reinstall a brace but at the very back of the frame. So I decided I'll build a tool box that'll be in place of the spare tire, and will build an access door in the bed. The red is where the tool box will be at.

Alter Ego

The picture you found on yahoo, has chevy 63's on it. was wondering since you were already putting a bunch of work into the frame, why you didn't either extend it to match the length of the bed, and switch to 63's. in the rear, running 63's in the rear using the original front spring location would have extended your driveline 8-10 inches to match the center of the wheelwell. just a though don't know if you wanted the truck that length or not.

1979Hand-me-down

A little update. I just moved so haven't had access to a computer. Heres where I'm at now.
Added the square tube to support the rear and allow access to the tool box.


Heres the bed flipped upside down. I used square tubing from a ladder rack I picked up to build the frame. Also you can see the toolbox.


The frame work isn't finished yet. I still have to add a few more supports and I'm going to move the frame work on the outside of the bed to the inside.

peow130

Dont build it too deep, because then you'll lose space under the bed for suspension articulation and whatnot

1979Hand-me-down

I had to resize the toolbox a little bit. I've made sure it'll clear everything.

1979Hand-me-down

Some updated pics. The bed is just sitting in place and not bolted down. So if it looks a little off its just the way its sittin on there. I will add the mounting plates this weekend.
Heres a pic my wife snapped of me as I was testing my welds in the bed.

1979Hand-me-down

Heres a little update. Got the bed mounted permanently today. Also did the $50 roll on paint job on the fender wells. I think it came out well. Still gotta fix a few dents. I just wanted to see how it'd look. Heres the results.

87hillbillyoter

looks good man. nice work

yotaman85

very nice, id bet some well planned rock sliders will tie it in perfect.. and im still for the flared front fenders..

Teuf

Sorry but thats just fugly

1979Hand-me-down

fugly or not, I like it. It beats the old rusted out bed that was on it. I'm going to get the rest of the cab and everything painted this weekend.

streetlancer

iTrader: (1)

I've been following this build since you first posted and i gotta say that looks really good!! All that's left now is to finish the paintjob and bigger wheels.

What kind paint did you use? Roll-on you say?

Teuf

Whatever it is, its yours and you like it. Thats all that counts. I just looked at it the second time,,,,, mmmmmm not bad if I must say...... PS fugly in swahili means sweet rig........

1979Hand-me-down

I changed my mind on the color. Decided to go white with it. Only got the first coat on it right now.