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Wow
Got some skill their. That's the one thing that seperates you from the rest. Keep them coming and dont forget to copy right that!

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Wow as usual outstanding man! Modges is right it does look like you dipped it in clear!!!

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I don't know if I've said it or not, but I love this build!!!
Jason

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thanx!! its only 2 coats of varnish too.. i sanded after the first coat to smooth it up a little bit

thanx the links are made of round stock and some small inner bearing races. not sure why i wanted them to look cool since you really wont see them but o well.

thanx man!! ya thats prolly a good idea but im about to give away my design to anyone that is interested

thanx man!!! wish i could have had you spray them for me instead of me using a brush... then it really would have came out smooth!!!

thanx again man!! i hope to see our trucks together at a show in texas sometime next year :metal::metal::metal:

and here is some updates.. i got the hinges done and mounted.. looks like its gonna work just like i wanted. hopefully by the end of the week i will have everything complete

here are the deminsions for you murph. it would be very easy to make the same thing out of some flat stock or somtihg.. i just wanted mine to look all spiffy for some reason
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/1...6d9d5d4e_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7314/1...638c5d2f_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5465/1...1fe60553_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7396/1...74e3e0c8_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/1...ac715e3c_b.jpg

you can see here how it slides forward away from the front of the bed
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3684/1...9eb94c63_b.jpg

as you can see it will let the boards move to where ever it needs to without binding up.. i can lift it to just about vertical too!!!!!
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/1...07b106fd_b.jpg

next step is to paint the hinges, link all the boards and strips together and find out how im gonna mount the gas shocks to hold it open like i did on the hood!

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very very cool!!

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Sweet mod.
Definitely noted in the cool idea file.

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X2...:metal:

Hinge design and implementation...:jdp:

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really cool idea and great engineering. hope you'll be cruise-worthy a week from sat. want to see your truck and meet up with ya...

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And that's why I keep coming back

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Thanks buddy !
You rock !! :metal:

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thanx for all the comments guys!!!
clemdaddy i should have everything complete by then for sure!! yesterday i got the bed floor almost complete but ran out of time cause i wanted to go to the cruise night in sallisaw.. thats the first time my truck has been out of town and it ran perfect the hole time!!! it rides so smooth it about put me to sleep out on the highway
looking forward to the drive over to your place!! thats a fun road

anyway gonna try to get my retrosound stereo in today and maybe finish up the bed floor.. i really need to mow my yard though too.. its been getting neglected the past 3 weeks.. haha

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I need start by thanking JDOISHER for directing me to this build...Been reading it for awhile and gotta say what fantastic work you have done...Pat yourself on the back this for your awesome skills bro... what a fantastic truck.... Thanks for sharing and keeping us motivated as well...

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thanx for checking it out man!!! cool comments like that help me stay motivated to come up with more crazy ideas!!!

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Just so I am understanding the engineering physics here...
The boards sit flush against the vertical wall of the truck bed when in the down position, then slide away from that wall 1-3 inches as the board is raised, then travels that distance back to the corner of said wall when it reaches the uppermost point of travel?
At that point your board is sitting at what; a 20* or 30* angle in the fully upright position?

If you answer yes to all (or even most) of these questions then I am sooooOOOOoooooo making these hinges !!

Sorry to steal yet another of your innovations dude....But you know....what if you, me and Bomp ever worked on a rig together???

Hmmmmmmmm

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yes the boards sit flush with the rear of the bed. but you have to pull the boards toward the rear of the truck then lift up. the hinge doesnt create that movement on its own. Once the boards are slid back as far as they go you can see in the picture it pivots off of the bottom corner of the boards. the hinges just allow it to move without binding up. once in the up position the hinge doesnt hold the boards out away from the front of the bed on their own. the boards slide back down and rest against the front of the bed. i think once i get the gas shocks on there to hold the boards up it will also hold them in the forward position so it will never touch the front of the bed. i will let you know how that works out. I should have some updates on that tomorrow.
btw it will raise to almost vertical but would be really difficult to do by yourself. mine will be at about a 30-35 degree angle with the support shocks connected. that gives me plenty of room to work in there if i need to

also i got my stereo installed and made some cool little brackets to mount some more of those leds (like the leds in the engine bay) I also had to trim some boards down just a little bit. once i tightened up all the skid strips it made it just a little bit wider. Now im just waiting on the varnish to dry. i plan on having the bed finally complete hopefully tomorrow

Ya that sounds like a cool idea if we could team up!! we could come up with some wild stuff

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That is fantastic, thanks again.
Cannot wait to make some of these up, and show you what I am going to do with them!

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well i didnt get my bed floor quite done yet but its really close.. i wasted alot of time trying to figure out a way to make those lift support shocks to work but i never could get it to work right so i think i might just make a prop rod instead.. not sure yet.

anyway here are a few preview pics.. i will post some more detailed ones once everything is done. im about to be late for work..lol

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/1...144bd7d1_b.jpg

i did get my leds mounted up to.. this is with all the lights on in my shop.. you can see they are pretty bright
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2879/1...4108d5a7_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/1...b8e4342b_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5472/1...e1d24b41_b.jpg

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Bada$$ man! Was thinking something similar myself but with a different twist....I like how that happens:lol:
I hope mine turns out as cool as that

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Saturday can't get here soon enough... Overall your build is:jdp:

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Great way to show off that fab work that would otherwise be hidden!

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Keep forging ahead man!
I really enjoy watchin' your posts because you are always coming up with crazy-cool ideas!
cool craftsmanship!

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I think I said it before...SKILLS! very nice

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Great work, man! That kind of work needs to be seen. :metal:

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nice man!!! it would be a shame to cover up that pretty paint on your frame!! looking forward to seeing how you do it

hate to say im not gonna make it. i told some friends a while back i would go with them to the robbers cave car show.. i didnt realize it was the same weekend. sorry to dissapoint guys

ya way too much work to not be seen. plus im lazy so i dont wanna have to crawl underneth to work on it if i dont have to..haha

thanx for watching man!!! ive still got a few other crazy ideas coming up so stay tuned

thanx :metal::metal:

thanx :metal::metal:

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This has to be one of my Top 5 builds on here. Really kool truck. Clean looks. Great stance. Awesome wheel and tire choice. Innovation beyond belief and just a really classy ride.

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Missed ya at Clem's...:waah:
Hope the car show was a blast...:metal:
We need Pics...:sumo:

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thanx man :metal::metal::metal:

sorry havent been on in a while. ya sorry again that i didnt make it. looks like it was a blast. i could spend all day just looking at cool stuff at clem's place :metal::metal:

we did have a good time at the car show!! got to cruise down and nice curvy road to get there and the truck did great. its even getting about 13mpg on the highway so im pretty happy with that since i have a bigblock without overdrive :metal::metal:
i didnt take very many pics because i didnt bring my camera but here are a few pics i took with my phone

this was a good looking ford!! this is a static drop. i dont know how he drives this thing
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5505/...0d2c87da_c.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3668/...88a118bb_c.jpg

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/...39863cf5_c.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/...ba8a13f5_c.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/...252aee0f_c.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/...fde2bd96_c.jpg

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been getting a little work done this weekend.. ive got my dash trim/extention piece mocked up. still some more work to do and then start polishing it..

here is how it starts
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/...765bbbb7_b.jpg

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/...4304f626_o.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/...7a061187_b.jpg

didnt take any pics of the bending procress but i just used a piece of pipe i had laying around to make the curve. it was a workout to bend it by hand
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5521/...0d5786a2_b.jpg

here is a mockup. i ran out of the stainless pieces because i ended up going with a smaller gap in between them then i originally planed. im going to cover up the switch box with the stainless strips to so it will look like 1 piece
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/...6bb215fd_b.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5549/...56d75404_b.jpg

what you guys think?

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Wow...my only guess is "very carefully." :lol:

That's super cool! Many folks (like me) would kill for your fab skills. :metal:

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that dash looks sweet, and that last black ford in your pics I seen him driving around down here yesterday, lol

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thanx man!! my only advice it go for it!! ive pretty much learned everything ive know by trial and error. I am still pretty new to fabrication but im getting better. luckly im pretty creative so that helps alot

ya he is from panama oklahoma. i talked to him a couple weeks ago. He is cool guy with a badass truck

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after looking at your pics of it, I think I know the guy that owns it, it was bare metal looking this summer,

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ya it was he was telling me that he was driving it raw not too long ago

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ya, ok i know him then, did he have his coupe there?

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Maybe I'll try when I grow up someday. :lol: Seriously, I wish I had the resources or a place to try, but that's not an option right now. My wife and I are setting a goal to "settle" in somewhere next year & hopefully have a house. I'm pretty creative as well, so the potential could possibly be there. In the meantime, I'll just keep admiring fellas like yourself. :chevy:

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Beautiful dash work

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too cool on the dash skirt. never seen the buick grill brought inside, but you got it down.
the bed is looking good also and i'm sure you'll figure out the supports.

too cool, i keep going back to that dash pic...

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Gotta agree with Clem… I thought of a Buick grille as well, Looks Killer!!!:metal:

Mark your Calendar now for Clem's next October… My countdown gives me 11 months to get my rig finished and on the road...:uhmk: Lots of work to do!!!:bann:

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Beautiful work as always!!

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dash skirt looks killer.
I think I'd be getting a little confused though with the two shifters, could see me putting the wrong one in park. lol