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Old 02-01-2010, 03:20 PM
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Yes it does look like one of the seafood or steak "specials". My last vehicle looked like a mini refuse body.



To make it fit in the garage with a tilt-up door, I had to lower the bike. I cut out the whole main frame crossmember at the rear and used the bumper as the rear frame tie. The bumper was a solid bar of 1" x 4" steel. Heavy mounts on the frame bolted with 3/4" allen screws made it good and sturdy. I ordered it new as a cab-chassis and shortened the rear frame horns by 6 inches.

You can see how the cut-out method saved lots of room.



The old pickup opened as clam shell. The Ford has a double fold rear ramp door.