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Old 06-19-2017, 08:04 AM
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Flat Bed Done, 5-Speed tranny swap, Ready for some wheelin


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Old 06-19-2017, 12:31 PM
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Daaaamn sahn! That thing is sick!
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Great looking flatbed build. I like the minimalist front bumper/brush guard too. I can't imagine how good this would look if you had a tube-bender.
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Originally Posted by thedrewski86
Great looking flatbed build. I like the minimalist front bumper/brush guard too. I can't imagine how good this would look if you had a tube-bender.
yea all I have is a chop saw, grinder, and a welder. Gotta make due with the hand your given
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Update, I painted the grill and light bezels. Also installed some blinker resistors off amazon since i went with all LED blinkers. This is how she sits today. I think a gear swap and Lockers are next. What is a good ratio for 35's. I'm currently running 33's but want to go to 35's in the future so if i re-gear i might as well plan ahead.



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That is a great rendition of MTtoys bed. It looks good!
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Great bed work, looks killer.......
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Looks military and cool. My last 82 was that color.
Old 01-22-2018, 07:51 PM
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Thanks,
The color is rustoleum camo khaki with an acrylic clear.
here are some update pics from deer season.
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Nice buck. If my bed ever really goes to crap I will be doing something like yours.
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Great job on the bed, nice job with the tools at hand. I’ll do some research on the LED resisters, I’m thinking of rewiring my blinkers and driving lights to LED and tie my side markers to the blinkers. I want to remove the front blinkers from the bumper and convert the vertical driving lights to blinkers.
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Nice buck! Love the mobile shooting bench lol
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Looks good any interior pics?
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Good looking truck and good work by you. Love the sticker on the rear window......Gig 'EM!
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Interior is factory with a plastic dash cap painted to match. I’ll take some pictures next time I have it cleaned out. The interior is a 7-10 imo
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Another fun weekend at the deer lease. This thing amazes me on what it will crawl up.
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I also added power steering. A buddy had a 84 steering box that was converted to Hi steer so I took that box and rebuilt it. Bought all of the necessary parts of ebay to make it work. $300 later I have power steering. Eventually I will go high steer but for now I'm enjoying a lot easier driving with those 33s.
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Cool Drone Footage of my rig

A buddy at our lease shot a little footage of my truck with his drone. A little something for your viewing pleasure.
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Latest update on the build.
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Cool truck & detailed pics! Whats the song in the drone footage?



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