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Hey Drewski. WOW your truck looks great. I love the look. Im after the same type of thing. Can you give some details of what you have done to the fenders, bed, rear pan?
How much wider are those fenders that stock?
Is the bed widened?
How deep are the tubs?
What did you do to the tailgate? Put it inside the bed rails?
What did you do with the pieces after the fenders?
Is the bed bottom raised up? (dont know the official term for this)
What type of head lights are those?
Do you have the little bed roll dot lights?
Thanks
I love this look. I just have to know what you did so i can get my proportions right the way i want them.
Steve
How much wider are those fenders that stock?
Is the bed widened?
How deep are the tubs?
What did you do to the tailgate? Put it inside the bed rails?
What did you do with the pieces after the fenders?
Is the bed bottom raised up? (dont know the official term for this)
What type of head lights are those?
Do you have the little bed roll dot lights?
Thanks
I love this look. I just have to know what you did so i can get my proportions right the way i want them.
Steve
To start off the fenders are 3" wider than stock. I took the easy way out and bought Fairlane fiberglas fenders.
The bed is very nearly stock dimension. I did tweak it a little here and there but not by any appreciable amount.
The tubs were made from a trailer fender cut in half. I used enough of each half to allow me to run a tire and wheel combo that would just clear my suspension.
The tailgate was custom built and yes it closes inside the bedsides.
The pieces behind the fenders????? Without going into any long explanation just take a look at my gallery and pm me with any questions that you might have.
The bed floor may be slightly raised but not intentionally.
The tail lights are glass cab clearance lights from an 18 wheeler. Some of the big truck dealers have a custom parts showroom with more chrome goodies than you would imagine. A great place to find parts that can be adapted to our trucks.
I do intend to run led lights in the end of my bed roll openings.
The rear pan was formed in a slip roll, but could have been formed over any cylindrical shape that has a diameter close to what you want for the pan
If you have a welder and a way to cut the metal parts, I would encourage you to take a shot at building your own bed. Of all the custom touches that I have built into my vehicles over the years, the bed was probably one of the easiest I've done. You don't have to shape the metal like you would for fenders, hoods, etc......no compound curves. The cost to build the bed including the tailgate was less than $500 in materials.
Thanks for the compliments. Let me know if you need more detailed answers.
Drewski
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#43
Ok Steve,
To start off the fenders are 3" wider than stock. I took the easy way out and bought Fairlane fiberglas fenders.
The bed is very nearly stock dimension. I did tweak it a little here and there but not by any appreciable amount.
The tubs were made from a trailer fender cut in half. I used enough of each half to allow me to run a tire and wheel combo that would just clear my suspension.
The tailgate was custom built and yes it closes inside the bedsides.
The pieces behind the fenders????? Without going into any long explanation just take a look at my gallery and pm me with any questions that you might have.
The bed floor may be slightly raised but not intentionally.
The tail lights are glass cab clearance lights from an 18 wheeler. Some of the big truck dealers have a custom parts showroom with more chrome goodies than you would imagine. A great place to find parts that can be adapted to our trucks.
I do intend to run led lights in the end of my bed roll openings.
The rear pan was formed in a slip roll, but could have been formed over any cylindrical shape that has a diameter close to what you want for the pan
If you have a welder and a way to cut the metal parts, I would encourage you to take a shot at building your own bed. Of all the custom touches that I have built into my vehicles over the years, the bed was probably one of the easiest I've done. You don't have to shape the metal like you would for fenders, hoods, etc......no compound curves. The cost to build the bed including the tailgate was less than $500 in materials.
Thanks for the compliments. Let me know if you need more detailed answers.
Drewski
To start off the fenders are 3" wider than stock. I took the easy way out and bought Fairlane fiberglas fenders.
The bed is very nearly stock dimension. I did tweak it a little here and there but not by any appreciable amount.
The tubs were made from a trailer fender cut in half. I used enough of each half to allow me to run a tire and wheel combo that would just clear my suspension.
The tailgate was custom built and yes it closes inside the bedsides.
The pieces behind the fenders????? Without going into any long explanation just take a look at my gallery and pm me with any questions that you might have.
The bed floor may be slightly raised but not intentionally.
The tail lights are glass cab clearance lights from an 18 wheeler. Some of the big truck dealers have a custom parts showroom with more chrome goodies than you would imagine. A great place to find parts that can be adapted to our trucks.
I do intend to run led lights in the end of my bed roll openings.
The rear pan was formed in a slip roll, but could have been formed over any cylindrical shape that has a diameter close to what you want for the pan
If you have a welder and a way to cut the metal parts, I would encourage you to take a shot at building your own bed. Of all the custom touches that I have built into my vehicles over the years, the bed was probably one of the easiest I've done. You don't have to shape the metal like you would for fenders, hoods, etc......no compound curves. The cost to build the bed including the tailgate was less than $500 in materials.
Thanks for the compliments. Let me know if you need more detailed answers.
Drewski
I did take a look at your gallery briefly and your work is fantastic.
I am a student, young one, newbie, ext. so i am mostly gathering info on what i like and what looks amazing and your bed is that, AMAZING.
Im learning slowing in the school show how to mig and tig so im getting there. I think the $500 in materials is great compared to the $1300 to buy and then $400 to ship. Plus its custom and nothing is cooler than custom in my book.
Thanks for the details. if i have any other questions as i look closer ill shoot it at ya
Thanks again,
Stephen
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Here we are guys. She ain't very pretty, but she's an Emmie!
Recent things done would be the removal of the rotten flatbed wood, the head-bonking spotlight (the handle of which came through the sun visor hole, above the windshield, and was inches from your forehead when sitting inside. Not real safe. lol), adjusting the mirror bracket so it doesn't look so catty-wampus, and the addition of a new tail light. I have a bracket on order to install one on the other side. My goal presently is to make it look presentable for pictures, so I can get a title for it. Bureaucracy really annoys me.
Recent things done would be the removal of the rotten flatbed wood, the head-bonking spotlight (the handle of which came through the sun visor hole, above the windshield, and was inches from your forehead when sitting inside. Not real safe. lol), adjusting the mirror bracket so it doesn't look so catty-wampus, and the addition of a new tail light. I have a bracket on order to install one on the other side. My goal presently is to make it look presentable for pictures, so I can get a title for it. Bureaucracy really annoys me.
#45
You really need the complete 51/52 bed that I just picked up. I might be able to make it as far as Wenatchee, WA.
Here's the 51 Panel as of 3-18-10. Has sat virtually untouched for the past 3-4 years. It starts and runs for a short while. Need to figure out why it backfires.
Here's the 52 Panel. It's been also sitting untouched for about the same time as the 51. It's been sitting outside without a cover for almost a year and I can start to see the weather taking its toll on the Maaco paint. I've been collecting parts and slowly working on her to make her driveable again. Hopefully sometime this summer she'll be back!