Shave and a haircut, need some ideas...

[Ranchero50]

Started with this...


Found this...


Haircut...


Shaving...




I'm trying to figure out what to do with the rear step. The bed will dump and I need room for a Reese type hitch so I'm thinking about cutting it off below the lights and maybe adding a slide in step for the hitch. I love being able to walk up into the bed.

There's a 6BT in the future with stacks and I need to fab a headache rack for the front and the dump mechanism.

Ideas, opinions?
Jamie

[Ranchero50]

Well, I couldn't wait. Half hour with the sawzall and I like how it turned out. I also started cutting out the pieces need to make the dump pivot point. If you squint real hard you can see a grabber blue cab and white wheels. Add up some 4" stacks , a 4" channel headache rack and it should be alright.







Jamie

[BiggDogg]

I like it, the angles look really good on that bed, and I like that you can see the tires! Any ideas on lights for the rear yet?

[1971ford]

Wow, doesn't look like how it started at all, looks great now!
I wouldn't of thought you could of turned that "bed" into something as nice as you have now.

[ford4x4fun]

I like it! It looks real clean and I like how the back end turned out. I would put some chrome tipped mud flaps back there too!

[jp2005]

Lots of room for the hitch now! I like how it turn out

[Ranchero50]

Dogg, for lights I'm not sure. I have some swap meet specials but really liked the old school round lamps as well. For the markers I want to weld some plate under it inset at around a 45` angle to aim down towards the ground but still be visible. That way I won't be as apt to rip them off...

Ryan, I liked the original bed, just I don't do welding every day The best thing is this deck measures 7'6" x 10'6" less the 12" deep front stoarage area and the bed looks short on this truck. It should have a 12' bed.

4x4, I have some new polish diamond plate for the flap tips, been there and loved the look.

Jamie

[robroy]

Good morning Jamie!

I really like what you've done with this! There's something special about the mix of flatbed utility with the benefits of something relatively low-profile.

Robroy

[Ranchero50]

Hey Robroy, having one of your days when nothing goes right... Truck wouldn't start, battery died trying, smacked my head on the hood latch too. First time I ever hit back at it and now my hand hurts too. Noticed the engine is leaking coolant on top of the intake and the fuel line was spraying fuel at a hose.

After walking away I decided to clean up the garage (ongoing process). I moved some stuff around the garage and squished a stink bug when I grabbed the vacuum cleaner and that smell does not wash off without removing the skin.

I did dig out the lights and I got the 3" rounds one at the swap meet and the side markers have the grey metal frames so they will look good once mounted. I also found a chunk of 4" electrical conduit (4.5" diameter) and it looks the right size for the stacks.

Going out for round II
Jamie

[jp2005]

What day geez, maybe the rest of the day you need to grab a beer and watch some football man! Worry about the bump later!

[Ranchero50]

No football, no beer either (yet). Spent the afternoon cleaning out the garage and working on a friends '97 Polaris trail boss 250. Funny how a corroded spark plug wire will keep them from running... After a few hours charge the truck fired right off as well. Heck, it even moved under it's own power

Jamie

[FLATBEDFORD]

Looking good. It needs some stack pockets and racks so you you can heap on the firewood.

[Ranchero50]

It has pockets already, the side plate pop right out. Yesterday the oldest and I removed the bed and flipped it over to do the pivot mount and fab up the light brackets.

Jamie

[Mancar1]

Man the truck looks real good , but it sounds like it got pissed atcha for chopping its ass off

[BiggDogg]

Man the truck looks real good , but it sounds like it got pissed atcha for chopping its ass off

Hahaha that's funny!

I like all the ideas you have for it, looking forward to the future updates