Project "My Happy Mess"

[Rodzzilla]

Looking good.

[litew8]

Thanks fellow Iowan

[5150.4.67]

Seat cover (and entire interior) looks fantastic!

[litew8]

Thanks The small brown areas on the seat's bottom aren't real visible without the camcorder. The camera lens detects better. The seat has been covered with a cheap seat cover to protect it, all the time I've owned the truck and then some. Probably 20+ years.

[litew8]

A couple hours worth of work update.


The only snag we've run into so far. The front panel wouldn't lift up far enough to line up.
We concluded this to be a stamping error and adjusted as needed. It'll clean up later.
Also, spot welds on the top insides of the bedsides were hammered flat to help achieve proper clearance (upward from within).




Pass. side didn't need modified, other than hammering on the weld.




The new co-worker. He doesn't do much of anything




Heck yeah

[oldman3]

Nice looking wood...Jim

[litew8]

Thanks! Absolutely awesome Ash wood/kit from:


Bruce Horkey's



.

[litew8]

No truck work/updates for the rest of this week.
In next week's episode, we'll fit the rear wheel wells, tailgate, and drill holes for bed wood (where necessary) all around.

[litew8]

Autumn pics

[sourkraut]

My new bedsides were just like that, nothing a debur on a die grinder cant fix. Looks great.

[litew8]

Thanks

[mcbassin]

That wood is killer! Love it.

[litew8]

I'll try and get some pics up tonight.

[litew8]

Pics from today. In a progressive order.








Spot the problem:




Zeus or Raiden






My brother's considering firing the new co-worker.






Nonconformity issue #3.




Nonconformity issue #4.

[oldman3]

Looking good..Jim

[mcbassin]

Looks good to me. I'm going to try to put my ole bed together this week myself. Thanks for showing me how. Oh dang, mine don't have that sweet wood in the floor

[litew8]

That 'sweet wood' will be getting covered with a rubber mat if hauling scratch insistent objects There are some minor differences between short/long steel/wood.

[litew8]

We've pretty much got the bed wood buttoned up. Pics up later.

[litew8]

Truck abuse




Tailgate on.






Holes on the bedsides > front panel have been drilled out to correct the misalignment issues.
We're ready to mark and drill our perimeter and tub holes for the bed wood.
After that, tear it apart and finish up.

[litew8]

Improved heavy duty fix.








Lines. Shimmed the bed cross sill (driver's side corner) from frame to correct unevenness.




Bed wood all buttoned up. Needs no more attention



Driver's side bedside needed a little modification.
Top rail middle bend was too obtrusive. Broke the spot welds to relieve the pressure.
Done.

[Jahloha]

Holy cow! I am so pumped and motivated. I just finished the thread, your truck is an inspiration. Im excited to follow you through the end and get there someday for me too.

[litew8]

Thanks Couple hours a day adds up.

[mcbassin]

Nice progress on your bed. I had a few set backs on mine. Maybe soon.

[Jahloha]

I am interested in Zero Rust. It looks like you applied it to almost everything lol. I do not have access to a blaster, so would zero rust be an option for me, if I cant prep each piece like you have on your build?

[litew8]

For me, Zero Rust was cost effective and user friendly. It's held up good as far as I can tell. It likes to be applied to bare metal.
Red (for first coat) and Black (for second coat) are the recommended colors to use: Zero Rust