And it continues..Building the new cargo bed (picture album)
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:56 am
Well, its been a week or so since my last update. Last weekend, I worked on it more and got a pretty good handle on the assembly.
Not without issues though! Its been tough moving those heavy peices about all alone.
I thought that the side panels, with stake pockets and gussetts were ehavy.. After the subframe was built, and I added the side sub-assemblies, it really started getting heavy!
Then, when I test fit the one peice floor, I thought I was gonna drop from the weight! I managed to do everything you see ALONE... including fitting the floor, removing it and doing it all over again.. Its out now for me to finish the final welding of all the structures that I wont easily access once the floor is welded in.
I think this bed will weigh about 800 when done, so once that floor is in, Ill be needing some help to move it about. Ill be requesting assistance from a few freinds to set it on its side to weld the bottom up better.
I had some issues with "bowing".. all seemed straight while I was at it, but at some point one of the sides bowed a bit on me. I fixed that. Now all is straight.
Today, I got the tool box floor sheet metal home. This week I will fit that and the "filler" pieces between the floor and frame rail supports. Then I weld in the floor, tidy up the front stake pocket, and lots of cleaning up my welds with a grinder and sander..
then its off to a sandblaster to "clean it up" before primer.
Anyway, thought you all might want the see the progress.
http://public.fotki.com/dachoppa/buildi ... cargo-bed/
Again, Ill be adding more pix as I progress. thanks to all for the "at-a'boys" !!
Not without issues though! Its been tough moving those heavy peices about all alone.
I thought that the side panels, with stake pockets and gussetts were ehavy.. After the subframe was built, and I added the side sub-assemblies, it really started getting heavy!
Then, when I test fit the one peice floor, I thought I was gonna drop from the weight! I managed to do everything you see ALONE... including fitting the floor, removing it and doing it all over again.. Its out now for me to finish the final welding of all the structures that I wont easily access once the floor is welded in.
I think this bed will weigh about 800 when done, so once that floor is in, Ill be needing some help to move it about. Ill be requesting assistance from a few freinds to set it on its side to weld the bottom up better.
I had some issues with "bowing".. all seemed straight while I was at it, but at some point one of the sides bowed a bit on me. I fixed that. Now all is straight.
Today, I got the tool box floor sheet metal home. This week I will fit that and the "filler" pieces between the floor and frame rail supports. Then I weld in the floor, tidy up the front stake pocket, and lots of cleaning up my welds with a grinder and sander..
then its off to a sandblaster to "clean it up" before primer.
Anyway, thought you all might want the see the progress.
http://public.fotki.com/dachoppa/buildi ... cargo-bed/
Again, Ill be adding more pix as I progress. thanks to all for the "at-a'boys" !!