My 40 Dodge Truck Build - Maybe a 41 LOL

[Old Iron]

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[Couper]

Worked my tail off this weekend. I cut up and routed the edges of the oak for he bed floor. A little tougher than the normal oak bed floor because it's hinged and will open to access the battery, fuel cell components and of course show off the rear frame and 4 link set-up. I took the bed off the rack and put it back on the frame to fab the bed mounts. The routed slots will get metal fillers painted to match the truck.

I hate buying steel at home depot but need 2 pieces to keep going.... 3/16 X 1 1/4......$52.00. I almost soiled my pants!

If you use any original Gorilla Glue....don't get it on your hands. It's worse than POR-15!

Hmmmmm can't post pictures.....security yoken issue

 

[bob w]

Oh no! not the dreaded security token issue again! Good progress, Couper. That's the worst place to buy steel. But if you gotta...

 

[Couper]

Thanks Bob... Yes on the home depot. I wanted to get to a certian point of completion by the end of the night. I talked to my self cussing from the register to the car arrrggg.

We have a great place up here called RS Philips... they have everything from sheet metal to huge beams, shears, ironworkers....all kinds of cool stuff

http://rsphillipssteel.com/

 

[Couper]

Seems that if I load more than 2 pictures I get that token error....

Here's a couple shots and I'll send a couple more

 

[Couper]

few more

 

[Couper]

And the bed floor with the metal strips in. Bolted in with SS Carriage Bolts....end strips raise up with the hatch. Like to figure out what size struts I need to hold her open and also keep it down when closed.

Last shot when I brought the bed home

 

[Couper]

Again....

 

[smallfoot]

Bed looks great Couper!

 

[soltz]

Bed turned out very nice [c. If you can get a pull scale figure out how much weight you need to pull up the deck, at least a starting place[S

 

[forbigpicture]

Someone's got their eye on you....

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[Couper]

Thanks Smallfoot & Soltz. Good thinking on the pull scale Soltz. I'll try to hunt one down.

 

[Couper]

Someone's got their eye on you....

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Haha.... I didn't even see her there! Thanks FBP!

 

[Couper]

We had her out in the driveway today to take the bed off and get it up to ythe kids booth for primer and raptor underneath.. Looked cool as hell. I don't think the pictures do it justice. Looked kinda cartoonish!

 

[dutch]

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[Old Iron]

It looks great.
What color are a gonna paint it?

 

[Bamamav]

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[zzrodder]

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Great to get it outside for proper perspective...
That's a great kind of cartoon to me....[P[P

 

[soltz]

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[Couper]

It looks great.
What color are a gonna paint it?

This blue...Shot the raptor under neath today tinted in this color