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#151
05-23-2006
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Originally Posted by zabeard
i dont have the bed off yet but everything is loose and ready to be lifted off. since it is loose the bed teeters from corner to corner over an inch. it never used to do that.
my hopes for fixing the truck fast are deminishing. im thinking about looking into another car or something.
my hopes for fixing the truck fast are deminishing. im thinking about looking into another car or something.
#152
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Zach, it could as be from the torque of the pulling that your bed is twisted. It's metal and not extrememly strong metal. My thoughts would be from the way your truck was twisted it may have just twisted your bed, which honestly i hope is all that has happened. If you had a fleetside bed laying around i would definately drive to michigan and give you my flareside bed as a trade. I don't like my flareside, can't fit the quads in it like i could with my old red truck. But i'd definately get rid of the flareside in a heartbeat to help u out.
#153
05-23-2006
Originally Posted by 99XLTOffroad
Zach, it could as be from the torque of the pulling that your bed is twisted. It's metal and not extrememly strong metal. My thoughts would be from the way your truck was twisted it may have just twisted your bed, which honestly i hope is all that has happened. If you had a fleetside bed laying around i would definately drive to michigan and give you my flareside bed as a trade. I don't like my flareside, can't fit the quads in it like i could with my old red truck. But i'd definately get rid of the flareside in a heartbeat to help u out.
i will keep that in mind. if i find a fleetsie bed. who knows.
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#156
05-23-2006
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Damn dude sorry that had to happen to your truck, that realy sucks. your truck looked so perfect too, and to see it get all banged up like this sucks. You should try to get it back to how it looked before. A fleetside bed would look so badass too if you came across one.
You and Bill both have rangers that are up at the top of the list on my favorites. Both badass trucks.
You and Bill both have rangers that are up at the top of the list on my favorites. Both badass trucks.
#158
05-23-2006
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05-23-2006
made some progress today and took some pics. the bed is what seems to be really screwed up. not the frame. i plan on taking it to a frame shop to have it inspected before i put it all back together.
plan is to buy some 4"x2" tube and box the rear half by removing the spare tire thing and bracing it as much as possible with the tube. redesign of a hitch is also in the works.
here are some shots before i called it a night.
all the parts and junk fill up half the dang garage it seems
looks like a beast from the front.
plan is to buy some 4"x2" tube and box the rear half by removing the spare tire thing and bracing it as much as possible with the tube. redesign of a hitch is also in the works.
here are some shots before i called it a night.
all the parts and junk fill up half the dang garage it seems
looks like a beast from the front.
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05-23-2006
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#169
05-23-2006
Originally Posted by zabeard
evan frame is still bent, you can see it. its just how bad. it dont look that bad but idk.
as far as the bed, im going to try and beat the **** out of the one i got to make it work. if it wont work, its off to find another flareside bed.
as far as the bed, im going to try and beat the **** out of the one i got to make it work. if it wont work, its off to find another flareside bed.
#170
05-23-2006
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#172
05-23-2006
Originally Posted by Trigger01
If the frame is bent beyond repair are you gonna try to find another one or will the truck be done(R.I.P.)?
if its beyond repair i will cut the frame off fro mthe cab back and completly rebuild the back half. it will be many times better than what it ever was.
totaled is never an option. i love this truck.
#173
05-23-2006
Originally Posted by zabeard
if its beyond repair i will cut the frame off fro mthe cab back and completly rebuild the back half. it will be many times better than what it ever was.
totaled is never an option. i love this truck.
totaled is never an option. i love this truck.
Any idea how long it will be until it is back on the road(& in one piece) if the fram is repairable?
#175
05-23-2006
