building more LPB beds... come watch

[Awl_TEQ]

Cross member locating jig

type one mounts welded on

type two mounts welded on

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Ready for the floor - tricky to locate the center floor section cuz it dictates where all the rest must go - therefore it must be right or the cross members will end up shifted and the bed will sit funny. May also screw up the sides and where they land at the tailgate.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

A quick mock up shows me everything is fitting where it should

next update may be more than an hour as I have to tack the center floor in place and flip the whole thing over to plug weld it in place

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Cross members welded in. I'm going to install the wheel humps and corner floors while it's upside down so I don't have to flip it again.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Lotsa measuring slowing me down. My old notes don't have all the little details but I have my original bed still to check them as I go

Wheel humps welded in



Also slowing me down is all the finish grinding and sanding I need to do as I go.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Rear Floor



Here is the floor all done, though upside down. I don't want to turn it over yet because I have to weld the front wall in from the bottom.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Time to assemble the front wall

and weld it on

 

[Henry James the 47th]

Very tidy!

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Flipped over for pics of the better side - I'll call it a day there and do the sides tomorrow

 

[waiting for time]

Wow.

 

[Kief]

Double Wow...

Wow.

Man, what a lot of work but the sense of accomplishment.. You got some serious SKILZ!!!!

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Yup, lota work for sure. Deffinitely underpriced LOL

Been a busy morning and I haven't hit the garage yet. Bit of a blizzard hit late yesterday - 'bout 6" on the driveway , kinda on the heavy wet side. So I got volentold to take my son to swimming class. We go to Okotoks (small town south of Calgary) for swim classes cuz they are one third the cost. Get halfway there and my wife calls to tell me I'm an idiot and forgot his duffel with the swim gear. She tells me to park and wait for her to bring it. I figure it'll be quicker if I backtrack and meet her closer to the city. So I'm waiting and waiting and finally call her - she went all the way to the rec center

So I go there, we're late. In the change room she calls to tell me she's high centered on concrete in the lot with my matrix- couldn't see it for the snow. Passers by help shove it over. She says she's not doing x-mas baking today for fear of burning down the house LOL

Going to get to the garage this PM after shoveling the driveway.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Spotted this 42 while fuelling the Rav at my favorite gas stop. Looked really clean up close. No rust swelling anywhere. Plates are from Manitoba.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Finally got into the garage at 2:00pm. Cleaned up a set of hooks and welded them to the top rails

Welded and finished a left side panel

This particular bed will be for a local who bought these side skins three years ago. They have the bolt on solid wheel arch that I used to make before the welded on sheet metal style. Only difference is the holes around the wheel arch.

 

[subzali]

That bed looks awesome already!

 

[Awl_TEQ]

What I call the front corner post welded in along with the top rail

rear corner post welded in

all the plug welds will be ground smooth later

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Starting to look like the way it should.

I set it on the side with a pair of vise-grips holding the front

and she fit perfectly - threaded the bolt in with two fingers

I'm glad it fit cuz now that the side assembly is all welded together there is no going back There is no way to adjust the length. That's why the placement of the front wall is so critical.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Nice! ... if I do say so myself. Yup, I CAN get some satisfaction


I had intended to do both sides today but I only got a little over two hours in the garage before a very uncomfortable headache sapped all my energy so I stopped there. I'll try and work on it Monday after work.

 

[jc71fj40]

wow....i'm in need of some of your skills.

Take a check?