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Thought you guys might like this thread.....

Feel free to ask any questions.

~John

The truck came to me as a cab and chassis.
The customer is buying ALL supplies....

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Time to order metal....
And its here, time to start cutting it up.
3 side plates on each side, 1/2"x 6" flat bar...

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I didn't drill any holes in the frame, I used all existing holes.

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To be continued at a better time.

~John

[Superiorwelding]

John,
I really like your build. To clue everyone in, I have already been following John's build and helping where I can on it. I like the fact that John is building this bed from scratch, no prints at all. In my opinion that shows some skill and forethought. Can't wait to see the finished product!
-Jonathan

[Wes917]

Looks good so far, only thing I don't like is the bolts through the frame. Are those going to stay. If so they should be a little longer. Or maybe it's the pictures?

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Looks good so far, only thing I don't like is the bolts through the frame. Are those going to stay. If so they should be a little longer. Or maybe it's the pictures?

They are just started in the nuts.
Just fitting them for now.

They do have 1/2" to 3/4" past a full nut.

Grade 8

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I got the 3" channel cut into 95" pieces...

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To be continued at a later date.

~John

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