So, started the bed floor project...

Got the bed for $50 from the local pull and pick... Pretty rough.

 

Wedged into place, that was a trick. I decided to leave parts of the existing floor and mounts so as to minimize the possibilities of causing too much damage to the sub frame. Also, by doing this, I didn't have to build new mounts for the bed.





Everything was welded and seam sealed.

 

Got dark again. Funny how that happens. You can kinda see the filler plate for the rear of the bed.





After the first coat of Duplicolor Bed Armor.

 

And finally, reassembled. I was so ready to have the bed back on the truck. Took about two weeks to get done. I'd like to fab up some inner fenders for it, but we'll see.

 

Thanks, yeah I had thought about that. The only problem with the ribs is that they transition into a flat surface at the rear, so then to keep with that look, the smooth sheet worked out better. My buddy wants me to stick a pair of weatherproof mids in that plate though (probably won't go that route...).

 

Ha! Yeah, that got put on hold for the bed. The new door pods are almost done, just need to finish sand them and get them to paint. I also need to build my center console, haven't started that.

 

So, my buddy Charlie painted these for me, and helped straighten out a few bits of the body work that I couldn't figure out. I built an LED circuit for the gauges and changed the color to red for night vision purposes. Wow, too much to comment on right now. Let me know if you have questions...