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I started a post at the beginning of the year about my new springs. After wheeling it one time, the truck developed a severe lean to the left [over 1" drop!] I corrected it temporarily by preloading a coil over rear shock and redistributing some weight in the truck.
I had been talking about building some under-bed boxes for a while, but decided that the better 'bang' for the buck right now would be to build a wheelwell box that I had also been contemplating to replace my 'hell' box with all my heavy trail spares.
I was encouraged by recently fabbing some frame/body mounts for my buddy's 55 wagon that is pretty well rotted out in the back. While I still don't consider myself a professional welder by any means, I seem to be getting a pretty good 'handle' on laying down a bead without burning stuff up!
So I sketched out a box on paper that would conform to the floor of the bed, rise with the wheelwell and span it, and clear my new CO2 mount on the passenger side of the bed rack. I don't have easy access to a sheet metal brake, so I opted to use a heavier 16ga steel that I could weld onto a skeleton of my own design.
6 hours of cutting and welding later, this is what I accomplished:
I had been talking about building some under-bed boxes for a while, but decided that the better 'bang' for the buck right now would be to build a wheelwell box that I had also been contemplating to replace my 'hell' box with all my heavy trail spares.
I was encouraged by recently fabbing some frame/body mounts for my buddy's 55 wagon that is pretty well rotted out in the back. While I still don't consider myself a professional welder by any means, I seem to be getting a pretty good 'handle' on laying down a bead without burning stuff up!
So I sketched out a box on paper that would conform to the floor of the bed, rise with the wheelwell and span it, and clear my new CO2 mount on the passenger side of the bed rack. I don't have easy access to a sheet metal brake, so I opted to use a heavier 16ga steel that I could weld onto a skeleton of my own design.
6 hours of cutting and welding later, this is what I accomplished: