Build FJ 45 Extended Cab Custom Vehicle Build Finally Begins

[orangefj45]

i was'nt really talking about jack. he definetly knows his sh#t and he's as far from a purist as me and you. besides, he's a cool cat!

 

[65swb45]

Thanks

I sent Medusa a PM with the link.

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FIgured you would!

IMO, you should take the bed down 'in steps'. First, just take the mounting tabs off, leaving the channels above them intact. You can vertically tab from the channels to the sides of the tube for mounting, then build interior 'stands' to take the load.

If you're gonna go forward with the opening hatch in the back of the cab, you may have to set the bed a bit lower than cab deck height to make sure the hatch will clear.

Having a removable bed with the tube setup for trail running is TOTALLY BADASS. NOW I am jealous.

 

[D'Animal]

After some assistance from Mace and a few others regarding my New Plasma cutter, I was able to start on the bed today.


Here is the thread on all the helpful folks.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/workshops-tools-home-improvement/253196-plasma-cutter-question.html


Thanks guys!

 

[D'Animal]

Rust and Bondo held me up on using the Plasma Cutter.

How else to cut many inches out of the bed?

 

[D'Animal]

Gettin Crazy with the Gasoline Powered Hand Held Cutting-Off Machine.

RollerRacer came out to lend a hand.

He needed to destroy something.


Bottom ones are not Rolleracer.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I love those chop saws. I used to use one all the time for for building dry masonry walls.

 

[D'Animal]

Finished cuts looked pretty darned good.

 

[D'Animal]

As the above pictures show, I removed some of the crossmembers, after cutting them half in two.

I then put everything together and finish fitting everything with my air grinder, as Trollhole recommended.

 

[D'Animal]

Yes, I can weld gaps.


Mace, Poser and Woody taught me how.





Search is your friend, and this is not a link.

 

[D'Animal]

Here is the bed in the proccess of filling the gaps.


Most all of them are filled in except where I'm going to replace the sheet metal anyway.






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[D'Animal]

Second fitting of the bed.

 

[greenfox]

Git it on Dan


I didn't have that in mind when I first saw that bed in a backyard 3 years ago

 

[D'Animal]

Hey, I like animals and live/love Beagles.

Git it on Dan


I didn't have that in mind when I first saw that bed in a backyard 3 years ago

Somebody have to keep the Zebranator alive.



I'm just pumping life into it.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Plasma shmasma - that saw is the right tool for that job

And you cut pretty darn straight from what I can tell - well done

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Reminds me of a guy on PBB who cut his 4runner down using the same method. His username was appropriate, "Chopperman"

I'm loving this thing with the new bed!

 

[freds40]

I forgot to tell ya, when I've done bed bobs, I take a chunk of the cut out section and put it in as a backer. It fits the contours perfectly and makes filling the gaps super easy and doesn't warp the metal near as much.

 

[hudyhue]

lookin sweet dan...

 

[D'Animal]

lookin sweet dan...

I just cut the wheel wells out and everything else so it fits.





I'm so exited I threw another log on the fire right after Rollerracer left.





I think I'll piss the neighbor off until late into the night and get it done.

 

[hudyhue]

mmm another way to piss off the tree huggin bastard

 

[D'Animal]

Wheel wells are opened up.