[coulter]

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