Photos of new wood bed & gas tank install

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was able to get a new wood bed and gas tank installed with some help from family over the holidays, wanted to share some before/after pics.

The beginning (PO had relocated gas tank to bed, and that's 47yr old wood I believe).




Bed off




Trying to snap rusted bed bolts off




Cutting bolts off




More cutting




My job was primarily stripping and refinishing the old bed rails








Cut the rear out to accommodate the new gas tank




Test fit




Mounted tank and welded in new rear metal




Remounting all the stuff the bed attaches to




And the final results







Still need to touch up the wood a bit in sports and reapply more water sealant. Next up will be finishing the bed sides with some sort of Rhino Lining or paint. Was a fun project but hopefully one I won't have to repeat for a while haha. Need to replace the shocks but that might have to wait until summer.