I thought I would share some pics of my sas'd 87. The bed and tailgate may help some of you guys/girls when making your own. All of the tubing is 1.75" and the diamond plate is nearly 3/16" thick. I have owned the truck 5 years now and did the sas and bed last summer. I made the tailgate a couple of months ago. It works by pulling up on the bottom of the hinged license plate frame up. I could have made it simpler, but that wouldn't have been fun.





Sorry about the thumbnail pics, click for larger view. I have more pics if anybody needs to see different angles.

 

looks pretty damn good i like it

 

It looks very nice. And it is still functional. You done a fine job. I sure wish I had a tubing bender.

 

Thanks. I used a JD2 manual bender and it was worth every penny.
I am trying to figure out how to get my photos to come up in there original size. It is alot easier to explain how the tailgate funtions with big photos.

 

looks good even if it isn't street legal.

me... I'd have put the diamond plate on the outside of the tubes, but that's my opinion.

 

if it's any help, you can sign up for a free photobucket account. then when you know the address of the image (by right clicking the photo and choosing 'properties', you can insert it into a post with the image button in the editor.

 

I haven't had anybody pull me over yet (over 1 year like this) and it is my dd. I have had state patrol behind me on the freeway and they leave me alone. This was built to drive to the trails (closest is about 90 miles away) and wheel hard. I do plan on re-registering it with hobbiest plates now that I have another vehicle for winter. Too much hard work went into this to let the salt eat it away.

 

No biggy, my thought was to make it so the diamond plate wouldn't get ripped off by the trees and rocks. Also, I load it up with a weekends worth of crap(coolers, spare, etc.) and I would rather it be pushing against the tube than away from it. It is done in sections so removal is easy and you dont see the seams from the outside.

I will look into the photo bucket thing tonight. Its weird, I have never had problems posting pics on pirate. I must be e-tarded.

 

sweet bed!

 

really clean fab man

 

What makes it not street legal?

 

He would need mud flaps...depending on how picky the local cops are though he may not have any problems...

Truck looks sick though man!! Wish I could do something like that to my truck!

 

Looks awesome!

and i like how you did it with the plating inside, it would look funky with it external.

 

Im not gonna lie, thats really kool.
Personally im not a fan of the flat bed thing or anything of that nature.
but this shizz right here, this shizz right here nugga.
HA

 

wheels/tires extending out too far from the side of the bed, no mud flaps... side lighting... reflectors... back-up lighting... license plate lighting....

 

I've been a fan of that bed since I saw it on Pirate. Very clean.

 

that is just down right AWESOME looking man!!!

almost makes me wunna go rip my bed off!

but the fact that I don't have a tubing bender, or the time to do that, kinda henders me from doing that, lol

looks sharp though man, great job!

diamond plate and black... always goes good together...

 

you just convinced me to do a tube bed when my rust out.

that looks really bicthin'

 

Hey...I run a backup light!!! Now I just have to work on reflectors, license plate lighting, flares, too tall...no thanks. The law must not be so uptight around these parts, or maybe it is the fact that I don't do stupid sh** when I drive in town, my driving record is clean, and that I am not 16 years old (sorry kiddies!!) doing donuts in front of the cop shop (slight exageration).
Sure, I know its not 100% legal, but its close enough for this town. I feel bad for all you out there that get harrassed about trivial crap like your tires are sticking out 1/2" to far or lighting or bumpers/bumper height.
I am going to try to take more pics today with lower resolution so I can post more detailed pics. All of my photos are waaayyy over 48 kb.

 

You must live in Commiefornia! We dont got none of them crap laws here in MO (except the required lights)

IT LOOKS GREAT! very impressed....

how did you attach the tread plate to the tubes? tabs?