I forgot to get after pics




will post after pics later hoses both back to gether now though




bolts cost 140 bucks




wood was about 70




steel 71 bucks




sleel is bolted down good




ready for the planks


Bought3, 6 foot pieces of 4" steel channel this morning, cleaned with solvent, and gave them a couple coats of spray paint. got them secured down good and hooked up the gas line filler hoses. For now, I plan on getting brand new hose and even brand new locking caps.

 

I ll scrub these in place with a green scrub pad, at least try to clean it up a bit.




this filler hose was originally the back one, reversing them made a pretty good fit








but got quite a few holes drilled . still have a lot to do. Some pics of how I hooked up up the gas tank filler hoses.

 

That looks like it is going to turn out really nice and be able to support a good bit of weight with those steel beams added.

 

I'm liking it.

 

Thanks, I was hoping it would be strong enough for what I need. I have some ideas for making removable sides but thinking of bolting on a steel locking toolbox just behind the cab. Will think about it.

 

cleaned the filler hoses before I started












this took a long time ,I started early in the day and took only a couple short breaks, lots of drilling but everything lined up good . I'm 13 bolts short or I would be done with the planks.

 

Looking good. What color are you going with on the cab?

 

thanks bro. going with white .

 

Isn't it a bummer when you get soooo close and run out of parts!? But, it looks very good. Will there be any sides or stake pockets? Tie-down points?

 

I think it looks good too, but I would have done it a little bit different. I would have run some sort of metal all around the outsides and tied that into the metal channel cross beams. You would then have a place for stake pockets, tie downs, and a place for things to scoot and rub against when loading without tearing up your boards. Plus you can paint the metal to match or contrast the cab.

If you trim your outside boards a little bit you could still add some metal around the outside if you wanted later.

 

Gary Lewis, you can sort of see the 1/2 inch hole in the channel for an anchor point for a strap hook for now




Filler hoses kinda look like they belong there.










Thanks guys ,
Franklin , that's pretty close to what I'm planning. lots of add ons but this is budget right now, this was close to 400 bucks so far.


Done, this part of it anyway, still need to go to princess auto and buy some tail lights. Going to back it out from beside the house later today when there is nobody home next door, wink emoticon

 

I know it will be tough to do, but if you spend the money for taillights now, can you get ones that will work for you in the final version?

What I am thinking are the ones with the rubber around them that the 18 wheelers use. I just helped with a larger truck and a custom flatbed, and we used a piece of diamond plate in the rear, with holes cut out for the lights to fit inside.

I think in the final version yours would look better if you got rid of the stock bumper, put a piece of diamond plate, either aluminum or steel back there, and install a reciever hitch on the frame.

 

We had a discussion awhile back about flatbeds, and this is what I think looks good for the rear of the truck.

 

I bought the oval tail lights, need to be inset. No pics yet still mulling over if that's what I want to go with. LEDs .

 

Wet sanded once over quick with 400 on the block sander. rinsed her down a bit and after another trip to princess auto I got everything I need for the tail lights, got two on will do the other two tomorrow, I have to carve out the wood a bit to make them inset.


Went with the LED's as you can see.