Widening a step-side bed 6 inches

[cooperhw]

Well, I would have ordinarily posted these (and probably still will) in my build thread Meet Homer, but thought I might post these pics in their own thread as someone might search sometime in the future on options on how to make a step side bed wider to cover tires or in my case dual tires.
Now first off I want to issue a disclaimer by saying that this is not the right way, the only way, or even the best way to do this. This is just the way I chose to make my bed wider.
I only needed 4 inches for my tires to clear but wanted an extra inch on either side as some day Homer might get an altitude adjustment. Not sure, but maybe.
I would also like to add that I still have a boat load of work on this to clean it up and get it ready for paint, but not today.
My goal this weekend was to pull the bed out front near my welder, split it open, and widen it 6 inches.
Mission accomplished. Back in the backyard now.