E-ROC

im not one to leave well enough alone too often. so here starts some fun.
i taped off a section to be cut out.


partially cut.


fully cut.

E-ROC

1 1/4" .090 wall square stock for the new rails.



welding it up.






and attached.





and to deal with the end of the bed i chose this.




now to weld it all solid and hit it with the flap disc for a smooth finish.

strykersd

Looks good! What are you welding it up with?

E-ROC

a little flux core lincoln.

rattlewagon

Thats a sweet idea! Nice work. Plans for tail lights/rear bumper?

E-ROC

im gonna wait till i get the lights before i make the mounts for them, but they will probably be led's. as for the bumper im gonna get the bed back on the truck first so i can get proper measurements to work with.

coastal runner

sweeeet! I wanna see how this looks when its finished

E-ROC

some primer on it too look for issues.

irab88

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'scribed

RBX

scrizzled

irab88

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i think this would be the perfect time to do the "rb-in-bed-toolbox" mod.

(actually, i'm thinking of doing it myself )

EFI85

i love it !!! if only i could have mine cut down like that but then have the cut off pieces fabbed up to be reinstalled when i need to run the camper shell .. i need a convertable bed lol

E-ROC

thanks guys. im gonna have to check out that toolbox deal.

irab88

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it starts here:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f199...l#post51836158

RBX

I still haven't painted the lid or hinge it.

drew303

I dunno, looks weird to me.....

and why did you do this?

Besides cosmetics, nice work tho! ++

sixstringslut

Congrats to making a too-small truck bed smaller. LOL

Looks good though.

I want to see what you are going to do with the lowers. Does anyone have a source for those? Of course I need 2 inches above seam as well. Argh

E-ROC

the main reason for this is to have a little better side access to the bed once the truck is lifted. standing on the tire gets old after a while. and i like the look too. im gonna leave the panels below the seam off and make a high clearance bumper at about frame level.

oh and i checked out the toolbox link. nice work RBX! im gonna have to go another route than that though. ive already started on my rear shock tower and that would be a tight fit. the rear axle is being moved back 2" also.

James Woods

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Are you going to put in some trailer LED's for lights or something, it looks like its going to make it look like a rocket on wheels now.

irab88

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i'm thinkin' these: