Saturday pics (5-23) A WORTHLESS recycling project.

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Well, Like a fool, I listened to the weather man predicting 50-80% chances of heavy rain and thunderstorms. So I hung around the house and didn't go to Rogersville. Bryan was nice enough to call me and tell me how nice the weather was at the show though (I'll be expecting some photo coverage from you sir!).

So, I didn't go to any shows or cruises but I do have a project that Brian (different Brian) and I finally finished up and nailed down.

It kinda begins with this Cheyenne Super that he brought in a while back.



He used a few pieces of it, sold a few parts and some of it (mainly the bed) sat around in the way. Eventually we threw out the tailgate since we knew it was rough enough that none of us would use it. A piece got cut off to give to So & So for his project. Another piece got used for somebody else's dream. The wheeltubs were pulled and put in the "save" pile...and then we decided it was time to cut up what was left for scrap.


But we saved one final piece.

(Are we morons or what??)



The "Hot Wrench" was employed to give us another opening to work with.



Much better!



Trimmed the lower edge of the bedside just a smidge so we'd have a clear shot at our new opening.



A piece of square tubing with an angled end was just the ticket for driving out the bottom of the stake pocket.





A unibit made quick work of making some holes in the two exposed sides of the stake pocket.



So that a couple pieces of square tubing could be slid all the way up to the top of the bedside and then welded through the holes.