Oh h*ll no cut away it's a rock crawler. It's going to look sweet.Before anybody gets upset about chopping up a vintage Toyota bed take a look at it.
Nice work by the way !!
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Oh h*ll no cut away it's a rock crawler. It's going to look sweet.Before anybody gets upset about chopping up a vintage Toyota bed take a look at it.
You're welds look really good, I learn the hard way slow and patient. If you can't hold your hand on it it's getting to hot.I got it welded up. Man what a challenge. This is a first for me. I'm NOT a body man. I've welded small sheet metal parts with oxy/acetylene and TIG but, never this much metal or with my MIG.
A friend recommended .023 esab easy grind wire so that's what I used. I was pretty careful with my cut so I had a pretty good fit. I used a 4 1/2" grinder with a 3/64 thick cutting wheel.
It took me a little while to get my welder setting just right. So I basically did spot welds at key locations to ensure proper panel alignment. Actually the entire job is spot welds. Took forever. I used a hammer and dolly as I welded to avoid warping.
The areas I had trouble with is a couple places my cut was off leaving a gap. The bent floor was a bear to line up. I stood on it and also used a 20# hammer.
It's going to need some filler for sure but, overall I'm happy with the result. I still have to grind the welds on the ribbed floor. I got rained out. I had to cut the rear of the frame to set the bed down.
I originally wanted to go shorter. If I keep my Chevy springs, shorter won't work. I think it looks odd too much shorter so I'm good with my decision to take off a foot. I want to stop the tail dragging but, still look like a Toyota pickup.
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Most definitely nice. For a yota the best IMHO. That stuff is like Art and works even better.I finally got "some" of my 3 link parts. Nice stuff!
I'm still waiting for the joints, coilovers and air bumps. Going to be a while.
I still need to get the cab painted anyway. The floor is fixed. Lots of prep and get some paint on it. Monstaliner probably going on the floor. I also have another project I HAVE to get done.
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