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Re: 1310 build up
At the moment the Binder(as it is referred to by my family) is at the local shop gettin exhaust. true dual, crossover pipe, good mufflers, twin tips under the rear bumper, should look good and be quiet.
ANYWAYS... back to 4 years ago!
After installing the "NEW" rear axel, I pushed the truck outside and began the fabrication of the flatdeck. My fabrication skills were TERRIBLE back then and I did some terrible work. But boy did I learn! I then spent a couple years working with journeyman welders, that brought my fab skills up to a more acceptable level!
Class 4 receiver out of a chevy, free. and it bolted right up!!
$400 of steel. much unsquare cutting and even unsquarer (that is totally a word!) welding soon took place.
The basic design for the deck was simple. 4 crossmembers of 2x4x.125 tube steel composed the frame. they were secured to the frame front and back by angle irons, welded to the deck, bolted to the truck, for easy removal if necessary. Then 3x3x.375 angle iron was welded on 2" spacers on top of each edge of the tubes. once a wooden deck was installed, it would tuck under the inside of the angle iron, and the bottom outside edge would be in the perfect spot for ratchet straps to secure my cargo of tractors or whatever. the deck was designed to carry exactly 3 cub cadet garden tractors. I have 16 of them. anyways, off the ADHD bunny trail and back on topic
the rear crossmember.
My work area and some of the tools.. you can just sense the high quality work about to take place!
Freebie chevy bumper. also bolted right up. imagine that!
And the freebie scout tank mocked in place.
Door is open because... the stereo was the first thing completed! imagine that!
free decking has been cut and just laying in place to see how it looks.
This picture shows the way the angle iron sits on the edge of the deck. That is 16 year old me.
I wasnt done with the deck yet, but I was waiting for dad for the next step, so I pushed it back inside. Next up, BRAKES!!