I can make LPB box sides
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Wow, your bed design is looking awesome. I bet that some folks would love to have those wheel wells if you are just going to throw them away.
You are quite the craftsman (your design and execution of the bed and tailgate hooks was over the top) and some of the pictures in your rebuild thread have been very handy for me trying to put my project back together. I thank you for that.
Mowing the grass sucks, but I'll take this weather over the alternative anyday.
Awl_TEQ
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Nah Rhino, they were like three inches too long. Not sure how I did that but oh well. They don't land on the cross members and really wouldn't work well. It was just a prototype to prove to myself the layout was good and then make fine tuning changes from as a baseline. Good thing I only made one or I'd have six that were 3" too long. 
Any way it was still useful - I made a half dozen changes and learned what not to do when setting up the break tooling.
Any way it was still useful - I made a half dozen changes and learned what not to do when setting up the break tooling.
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Besides, I already made more 
- 7 more - one extra in case I screwed up something in the bending process. Turns out I still have a mistake in the layout - when I placed the holes in the flat pattern I forgot to compensate for the shrinkage in width caused by forming the two ribs so the holes don't quite line up. A relatively minor problem given the fact the front and rear floor panels overlap the hump and will cover my fix (elongating the one hole 1/8").
I welded one up and took it home to see how it fit. Other than the one hole it fits pretty good. Definitely a keeper
- 7 more - one extra in case I screwed up something in the bending process. Turns out I still have a mistake in the layout - when I placed the holes in the flat pattern I forgot to compensate for the shrinkage in width caused by forming the two ribs so the holes don't quite line up. A relatively minor problem given the fact the front and rear floor panels overlap the hump and will cover my fix (elongating the one hole 1/8").
I welded one up and took it home to see how it fit. Other than the one hole it fits pretty good. Definitely a keeper
I just cannot believe the level of detail you are going to on this. Looks amazing!
Awl_TEQ
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Well I'm trying to stay faithful to the original as much as possible so that my parts could be used for restoring a bed. Ideally, my stuff would be a straight bolt on (weld on) replacement part. Only minor grinding and fitting due to production variances on Toyota's assembly line should be required before touch up with spot filler and primer. At least thats the goal .
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Stainless runs about 5 times the cost of cold rolled steel at the moment. That equates to about an extra $2000.00 in my selling price. And would add only about another 20 Lbs to the bed if that. It would need either many, many hours of polishing or a paint job to look good. I assume there is a paint system or technique that will stick to stainless.
BTW, I have quoted a complete bed to a Mud member for $3750.00 Canadian funds FOB my dock. That includes the tailgate and comes partially assembled. The complete floor, humps, cross members and rear valence is one piece. The side panels, top rail & hooks, front and rear corner posts are another. And the front wall with top and end channels would be assembled. The tailgate w/hooks would be blank and not have latches.
That means all you need to do is stand the front wall in place, clamp the sides on and plug weld (rosette weld) through the holes provided (after checking everything is square of course).
I could also fully assemble the bed for a price and then crate it (crate charge would be more than shown below this way)
I have also offered all of the parts loose and un-assembled for $3100.00 CDN. not including the tailgate which is an additional $250.00.
Basically
$3000.00 for the bed parts (each part would be complete in and of itself, ie. welding and rough grinding)
$400.00 to partially assemble
$100.00 to crate
$250.00 for the tailgate (assembled)
I do hope my figures are not out of line as some of the other replacement bed options seem to be. On the one hand I want to keep it affordable for most guys, but on the other hand making this stuff really cuts into my family and 45 rebuild time and needs to be worth my effort or why bother? After costs I'm not making even as much as my regular job on an hourly basis but it is the type of work I like to do.
Once I get everything built and photographed I'll start a new thread in the 45 classified or the main classified section with pics and prices for all the parts.
Kevin
BTW, I have quoted a complete bed to a Mud member for $3750.00 Canadian funds FOB my dock. That includes the tailgate and comes partially assembled. The complete floor, humps, cross members and rear valence is one piece. The side panels, top rail & hooks, front and rear corner posts are another. And the front wall with top and end channels would be assembled. The tailgate w/hooks would be blank and not have latches.
That means all you need to do is stand the front wall in place, clamp the sides on and plug weld (rosette weld) through the holes provided (after checking everything is square of course).
I could also fully assemble the bed for a price and then crate it (crate charge would be more than shown below this way)
I have also offered all of the parts loose and un-assembled for $3100.00 CDN. not including the tailgate which is an additional $250.00.
Basically
$3000.00 for the bed parts (each part would be complete in and of itself, ie. welding and rough grinding)
$400.00 to partially assemble
$100.00 to crate
$250.00 for the tailgate (assembled)
I do hope my figures are not out of line as some of the other replacement bed options seem to be. On the one hand I want to keep it affordable for most guys, but on the other hand making this stuff really cuts into my family and 45 rebuild time and needs to be worth my effort or why bother? After costs I'm not making even as much as my regular job on an hourly basis but it is the type of work I like to do.
Once I get everything built and photographed I'll start a new thread in the 45 classified or the main classified section with pics and prices for all the parts.
Kevin
These parts look great! Nice work as always. 
merbesfield
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I think your prices seem reasonable given the time and effort you are putting into the project. Keep up the great work.
These look great. I am very impressed. Did I read that you can do custom dimensions? I'm going to need a custom bed for a project, but it's still a little while out.
Thanks,
Sy
Thanks,
Sy
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A couple more:
The vise-grips on the top corners are holding what I refer to as the front corner post. Its really just an angle with two different flange lengths and an offset in it for the top rail on the bed sides. The side panels and rails weld directly to that angle and then all down the sides along the floor line to the rear corner post (the only major part I have yet to make)
The vise-grips on the top corners are holding what I refer to as the front corner post. Its really just an angle with two different flange lengths and an offset in it for the top rail on the bed sides. The side panels and rails weld directly to that angle and then all down the sides along the floor line to the rear corner post (the only major part I have yet to make)
I can't wait!
Kevin you are perfect
Chapeau
Cheers
Peter
Chapeau
Cheers
Peter
Kevin you are perfect ....
Chapeau
Cheers
Peter
.... but wrong profession
Coup de Chapeau II,
by Roy Lichtenstein, painted and patinated bronze, 91 by 30 by 13 1/4 inches
at Christies
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Cheers
Peter
