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Who wants to build a flareside bed???

Posted: June 3, 2009, 12:00 pm
by jwh f-100
I thought this was a cool idea.. Use a compact truck (wide) bed floor and part of the tubs for a flareside.. This guy used a s-10 bed but I bet there are enough options to fit many different needs.

This guy had sides & fenders but I think a bed could be built from scratch quite easy using a floor like this.. Just add some sides and some fenders and wala.. Well a bit more technical but you get the idea.. :lol:

http://www.killbillet.com/showthread.php?t=16296&page=2


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Posted: June 3, 2009, 1:01 pm
by dotcentral
thanks for the link, interesting thread.

A friend (not a member here) had talked about using a Ranger Splash bed on his slick, he claimed it would fit and look good on shortbed flareside, dimensions, location of fenders, etc. He could never find a bed for what he wanted to pay and after several years of looking gave up and sold his truck.

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Posted: June 3, 2009, 2:23 pm
by dadajak63
this is exactly what i did in my `49 international as the original was totally rusted away, but the sides were still solid. another beautiful part was that i was able to adjust the height of the bed floor in order to lower the bed along with the rest of the truck. i`m using the s-10 frame and the rear channels rise over the rear end. actually looks good.

jack

Posted: June 3, 2009, 5:12 pm
by Anthony
I'm glad I'm not the only one that belongs/visits killbillet.com . I think the rodders on there have some of the coolest ideas. this could work with alot of beds. Thanks for posting a great idea....
Anthony

Posted: June 4, 2009, 8:58 am
by Johnny Canuck
Looks like a great way to get rid of that crappy good-for-nothing wood bed floor :thumright:

Posted: June 4, 2009, 4:18 pm
by ICEMAN6166
thought about doing that too, i have some nice bed floors.