Well, just a small sneak peak. Only had about an hour to work it on before my buddy closed his shop to go outta town. But it's looking promising. Got the main hoop of my tube bed bent and welded, cut about a half foot of frame from the back end, and sanded down about half of the cab to get it ready for paint (guess my paint scheme).





Gonna look sweet.

 

And if anyone's wondering, it'll look similar (but different. just the main influence for my design) to this one that tinbender built.





And this other random one:

 

Sweet! I love flat beds! I'm gunna say you're gunna paint it pink, right?......hahaha jk

 

Lmao, no. Gonna do the cab flat black, but all the tube work (sliders and front stinger probably a month down the road) are gonna be kawasaki green.

 

I figured it was KIA already.

 

 

Not yet my friend. Have too many toys to keep me occupied at the moment, so I can't focus my powers of destruction on just one thing

Why in the world would I link the yota axles when tons are down the road?

Right after my sliders, stinger, and the rest of the exo that is. So tons, THEN link.

 

If only I could keep up with you, I learned after the fact a locker should've come before tires, lift, etc. Sweet truck though, too bad I never get to see it around, or your diesel.

 

Really, you've never seen my yoter around town? What side of san antonio are you on? And actually my dodge was stolen in front of a bowling alley about a week ago. Cops found it stripped and burnt up in salado creek. Was in a furious mood. Till I got my check and decided to go metal shopping for the yoter, and payoff my CBR

So yeah, now I've just got the work truck, the yoter, and the cbr... Probably wait about a year and either get me another diesel, or one of those 350z. But in the mean time, I've got a nice bit more to throw at the yoter

 

Got a little bit more done today. Ran outta tube though... Hopefully get it mostly done tomorrow, except for painting the cab and bed. Tell me what yall think.

 

On a side note, I wanna pull out my rear 3rd (84') with it's yuk 5.29s and aussie locker, and throw it in the 3" wider IFS rear axle (86'+). Will my splines match up or am I gonna be screwed?

 

Little update. Pretty much finished the bed. Got everything painted except for the cab. Probably get to that tomorrow hopefully. Anyways, here's the goodies:

 

 

badarse!

 

is that steel treadplate?
good to see someone else joining the tube bed cult. we should initiate you

 

Thanks. Cab and frame getting some flat black tomorrow. God I've missed having kawasaki green on my yoter. Long live the ST!

 

It's steel diamond plate. Cost a pretty penny, but I got it for a steal.

Hah, this isn't the first tube bed I've built... First toyota, and first for my own vehicle, but yeah, you know what I mean...

 

very nice...you gonna do the frame kawasaki green as well? im not huge on the color, but i think it would look sick if the frame was the same color, esp if your exo'ing it.

 

yeah steel is spendy, i made mine out of free pieces from friends, and some nice aluminum fenders and deck to go with it (also free from friends)
not a huge fan of those tailights, i've had a few bust. i'm gonna switch to military humvee tailights, (replacable bulbs, tougher hosuing).....projects never end right?

really sweet lookin bed though man

 

Hmm... I dunno. I was think flatblack for the frame, but kawa green on the frame would look pretty cool.

On second though, nah, cause then I just know I'd want to do everything else kawa green, like the original swampthing. Best to just keep it to the tubes.