Flat bed
#1
Flat bed
Hello everyone, I am going to begin taking on the project of building a flat bed for my 1998 truck. It had a 6ft bed on it originally but the mounts were so rusted and the bed itself that I had to scrap it. I just wanted to see if anyone had any creative ideas to get me started on this project. Post anything its all appreciated!
#2
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My 97 is the same way, my bolt holes are completely broke off the bed and theirs only 1 bolt holding it on and that is starting to break loose as well. I plain on buying 2x 6x4`s 6ft long and bolt them to the frame. Then add 4x4`s from side to side. With pressure treated planks for top part. I estimated 200$ worth of wood which isnt bad. That includes 2 sides 6 inches high as well as 2 foot high wall by the cab. Then paint it all black and buy some cheep lights from Auto Zone or Napa and wire my break/turn signals into them.
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Flatbed Matt (03-06-2013)
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On the upside flatbed Matt got a chance to show off his fine work on his flatbed. That's a good looking piece of work. There's a guy I've seen around here that has a bed like that but he put a wall up front and then sides that step down the farther back it goes. Looks pretty good.
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Flatbed Matt (03-08-2013)
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Wowza.
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On the upside flatbed Matt got a chance to show off his fine work on his flatbed. That's a good looking piece of work. There's a guy I've seen around here that has a bed like that but he put a wall up front and then sides that step down the farther back it goes. Looks pretty good.