alright i searched on how to do this but couldn't really find anything on making a custom flat bed for a 2001 tacoma. i have found alot of stuff on older taco's with flat beds but not on the newer ones. what i wanted to do was make a custom flat bed that could be removed and place the orig. bed back on if i wanted to. i guess i will have to tech write my progress when i start building if i still cant find anything. if any of you guys know of someone who has done this on a new taco that would be great. oh well customization is half the battle right?

 

Check with Jeff @ Badland Bumpers North of you.
http://www.badlandbumpers.com/index_files/page0001.htm

I have seen his flat beds in person, and they look nice.

He works on a variety of Toyotas, and may have a kit for a Tacoma.

If you do your own, it would be great to submit a write-up to me for the Tech Section.



Also I bet Mike (Crash) is into making them.
I have to hunt for his site, be back later...

 

He has not been on here for a month, and his website in his sig no longer works.
But I found his info on Rob's site.
http://www.nw-wheelers.com/

 

thanks man. i will probably fabricate something similar to the picture and make sure i do a write up on it. that really does help just seeing a picture of it though

 

My flat bed is old school and made out of square tubing, and I don't have a Tacoma, but the basics are all the same.

Mine bolts on using the factory body mounts, so a regular bed could be put back on if I ever wanted to.



Bed mounts:







Build progress pics:

 

Here one that I put on my 85, kinda like allpro's kit. I didn't get it completely finished before I sold it, but they might give you some ideas. Also has room for 2!







Bottle opener

 

Here is a picture of the flatbed I used to have on my truck. It liked it, was very functional, and I LOVED the extra storage box I built into the rear. I ended up selling it for way less than what it was worth, I tubed the rear of my truck to lose some weight.

 

I love the bottle opener! That is sweet!

 

Thanks.......here's a link.

http://www.bluetorchfab.com/oscomm/c...c42b1c869fe334

 

alright i decided i'm going to so some fabrication and build my own. i dont know how long it might take but with winter here i should have more time to do it. i will track my process and hopefully be able to make a tech write up on this project. hope to get started on it in a couple weeks. thanks for all the support and ideas. i'll keep the post up to date to or at least try to haha

 

Some of these beds are GREAT looking!!

Good luck on building yours, and be sure to keep us updated!!

 

Here are some pics of the bed I put on my '85. I went a little wider and longer to cover the 35's and to give me more room, since it was used as a farm truck. The tires tucked under and never touched the bed during flex. It worked great for me. I miss it now, since I have sold the truck. I used some 1 1/2" square tube for the basic frame.

 

SWEET!!

I thought I was the only one with the ultimate bitch seat idea!!
It could help drive down the prices of 4Runners too!
Have to give it a long soft top so they dont complain TOO much . . . or they could make good use of the bottle opener and forget about it . . .