bed?

[41/53dodges]

im debating whether to make a wooden flatbed for my B4B or fix the old bed. it needs new metal everywhere, and im at a lack of cash. what do you guys think? anybody have a flatbed replacing a pickup bed? are there any pics? i figure i intend to leave the truck crude and unpainted, so lets see how that goes.

[JoelOkie]

Crude and unpainted sounds like rat rod to me, so just about anythings goes with that. The cheapest out for you might be to get a piece of 12 gauge sheet iron and weld it in with some angle to the bed you have. The wooden flat beds run in to more expense than a guy thinks they might, time everything is bought and paid for. Good luck Joel

[41/53dodges]

i myself am just tryin to put it on the road for the cheapest and most useful ways possible, and the bed i about $70 for green treated not including fenders, i can make them. if i fix the old bed, i need wood anyways, new crossmembers, fenders need patching, tailgate, fix all the panels, ETC.

[wendleburger]

I put a timber flatbed with steel surround on my '49. Made the front curved to match the back of the cab. It also hinges up to access the propane tanks under it.

[Don Coatney]

Nice work! The bed looks really good.

[41/53dodges]

that does look nice! i was just thinking 4x4 crossmembers with 2x8 boards, and make some diamond plate fenders. it would come out to 6' wide by 7' long.

[wendleburger]

that does look nice! i was just thinking 4x4 crossmembers with 2x8 boards, and make some diamond plate fenders. it would come out to 6' wide by 7' long.

I've just got boat trailer fenders, basically the same as motorcycle fenders, to mount straight to the axle housing. That way they can hug the tyres nice and close and my bed can still tilt up unimpeded. They're cheap too

That bed is about the same size (7'x6'). Proportions seem to match the cab pretty good, I think.

[41/53dodges]

where are you putting your lights? do you have pics of the fenders? i am trying to set mine up so that the bed is kinda low and still allows full suspension travel. thats why i figure to make fenders that protrude through the bed boards.

[rustyzman]

Nice piece of fabrication there.

[Allen I.]

NIce looking flatbed there.

The PO built a bed on my truck. I like how it looks but think I want a bed. Just cannot find one close for a B2C.

I'll take pics and post in the next couple.

[41/53dodges]

i dunno, maybe i should patch up the old bed and use wood for the crossmembers?

[Dodgeb4ya]

Nice work! The bed looks really good.

Excellent design/welding and finish work!

Bob

[wendleburger]

where are you putting your lights? do you have pics of the fenders? i am trying to set mine up so that the bed is kinda low and still allows full suspension travel. thats why i figure to make fenders that protrude through the bed boards.

Lights will mount under the rearmost bed rail. Not sure what I am going to use yet, but there is heaps of room. License plate will just be fixed to the rear crossmember that I grafted in, next to the tow hitch.

Here is a pic of the fenders.

Thanks for the kind words.