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I don't know how many of you know this, but I'm building a 1923 T-bucket. Imagine, this hot rod, going to a show on the back of a 1964 F-250 Flatbed!
The question is, how hard would it be to put a 10x8 foot flatbed in place of my longbed? These cars weigh just a touch over 1600# so I'm not worried about the suspension or the D-60 rear...
Thanks for any input!
-Andrew
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
The question is, how hard would it be to put a 10x8 foot flatbed in place of my longbed? These cars weigh just a touch over 1600# so I'm not worried about the suspension or the D-60 rear...
Thanks for any input!
-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger
Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
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It would be difficult to avoid catching the sidepipes and oil pan, but I've seen it done so I know it's not impossible... I'd have to figure something out.
-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger
Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger
Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
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Thats sounds pretty cool. This place makes brand new flatbeds:
http://www.northernclassictrucks.com
Travis
1964 f100 SWB stepside
1965 f100 LWB styleside
http://www.geocities.com/oldford65
check out the Slick 60's ford truck club for 1961-1966 ford trucks......
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/fordpickups61to66fseries
http://www.northernclassictrucks.com
Travis
1964 f100 SWB stepside
1965 f100 LWB styleside
http://www.geocities.com/oldford65
check out the Slick 60's ford truck club for 1961-1966 ford trucks......
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/fordpickups61to66fseries
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I'd probably have to build my own... it needs to be 11x8.5 foot; at LEAST 10x8. I was thinking 4 inch angle iron for the sides and the front and 2 inch angle iron at the back, with the integral supports welded crosswise at the bottom of the angle iron. I'd then run 2x8" boards front to back fastened with carriage bolts. Still thinking on the ramps; I know a guy that loads a T onto a BIG Isuzu cabover with a set of 12 ft ramps... I'll ask him.
Any ideas on the design?
-Andrew
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
Any ideas on the design?
-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger
Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
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I would use channel iron or square tubing around the outside. It's much stronger than angle iron. Maybe you could make one of those beds that is not parallel to the ground, but is slanted from the rear up to the back of the cab. This would not require much of a ramp and would create storage up front under the bed. Making it look good is going to be the problem. I think if you could afford it, aluminum diamond plate looks good to fill in between the iron structure.
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Can't afford a trailer, but I have almost all the materials available to put together a flatbed.
I found out on the Isuzu loading; he welded ramps on top of the bed, 7 inches high in the front and 2 inches high in the back. He then uses 12 ft. ramps that start out steep and go to a smaller angle in the middle. I could put together a bed on a small slope... that wouldn't be too hard.
-Andrew
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
I found out on the Isuzu loading; he welded ramps on top of the bed, 7 inches high in the front and 2 inches high in the back. He then uses 12 ft. ramps that start out steep and go to a smaller angle in the middle. I could put together a bed on a small slope... that wouldn't be too hard.
-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger
Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
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How about I build up the bed, like I was talking about before; but with rollers on the front and back end. Then I would weld rails of channel iron flat above the truck frame with rollers on the back end of those. Then weld up a winch at the extreme front of the bed frame. I could then winch the back of the bed down to the ground, drive the car up, tie it down, then winch the whole thing back up. I'd need to figure out how to tie down the bed to the frame so I don't lose the whole thing, though.
Keep 'em coming guys! Greatly helping :-)
-Andrew
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Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
Keep 'em coming guys! Greatly helping :-)
-Andrew
f250_64(No Email Addresses In Posts!), same for yahoo messenger
Nothing, and I mean nothing, stirs the soul, saying I'm a bad **** like lettin'em rip with a window shaking, fuel gulpin, carbon monoxide belchin, attention gettin, V-oh my LORD!-8!
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