there are bolts in the floor, the straps keep it from shaking too much

I'm gonna weld up some cross braces or some sort.. I may try and cut the floor out more to fit the old chunk back in and put some square tube below the floor and use self tapping screws or rivits and do that to attach it.. or strips of metal ribbon and rivet it, dunno yet.

Trail gear tends to fall into the "tool box" category and i have an extended cab which is where my sleeping bag/tent normally goes anyway.

look above.
and i may cut more out w/o replacing any. idk yet. i need time and $$ to work on it at this point, i got as far as i could for free.

 

How is it attached right now, did you just drill different holes for the body bolts?

 

All makes sense now? How are you going to mount the spare though?

 

the ones closest to the cab are in the stock place, the ones at the end are drilled 6 1/4" out..

dunno, my buddy made like a bed cage like that camburg guy did for his shocks and tire.. i may do something similar.

 

So if you cut the bed the way it is now on the frame so that its is squared off. You could place the piece you cut out in there and then put some cross braces on the frame to attach it to. Use the stock bed bolts. And then weld them together. I know badkarma has a welder and I know you work at a shop. AND YOUR FULL OF EXCUSES!!!



Biotch! Get this thing done. lol

 

i work at a fix cars shop lol

not a fab **** up shop. Kevan's a busy guy, I can use my buddies welder too.. i just have no money, i need to get this 3rd member ordered asap, and thats my main priority i wanna go wheelin

 

All I hear is blah blah blah I'm a dirty tramp.

 

Looks bad ***

 

Yea, I'm w/Adam on this one.

 

I just ordered a geared/posi 3rd member.. screw the bed I'm goin wheelin

 

only in TX

 

wtf does that mean?

 

That's what I'm talkin about!

 

hell yea, All i need is my cooler!!

everyone else has everything else

 

im just ****ing with you lol i have never seen it done like that i have only seem it don where they cut a v out and pull together then weld it back up never seen it done with the whole center come out.

 

i didn't want to screw with getting all the bed liner off to try and weld it..

I've seen it done this way a few times, i got the idea from a guy in Wyoming that was from NM with a yoda..

 

Why in gods name would you get a L/S?

 

You have any pictures of it?

 

x2

 

Going to take the spare tire mount off?

 

No locker??? WTF??? lol. guess that was a money issue as well. Been there. Hell, I am there... wait, im always there...

 

Yeah i think a spool would be cheaper?

 

I like my tires

and its still a daily driven truck.. once i get some 16.5" wheels and some cheap ****ty H1 tires I'll get a spool..

about the same price, i paid $495 shipped.

I may do a baja style 2 tire side-by-side standing up kinda thing where a tailgate would be.

2 new MTZs is about $500, i can get a complete set of used tires for 500.. so idk. when the time comes I'll figure it out.
it'll be fine, i wheeled with the ford LS for a while and with the spooled front i should be able to do quite a bit..

and yes money is an issue.lol I had to barrow some money for it, hopefully i ordered it in time.

 

$495 for a complete 3rd member? If so thats pretty cheap!

 

a spooled one was 430..

but I dont want a rear spool until its not a street truck anymore