davo727
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It was sunny and warm today so I pulled the bed off my 86 M1028. This is going to be a working truck for me so im going to weld up a flatbed for it.
Also will be adding a hoist on a rotating mount on the left front corner of the bed.
Truck frame will be boxed with 1/4 in plate from about the middle of the doors all the way to the rear bumper, and new rectangular rear frame crossmembers as the stock stamped ones are way too wimpy.
I have already made up a gooseneck hitch crossmember that sits down in the frame, not on top of the frame. Its made from a 6 inch heavy channel with the bottom boxed in with 1/2 in plate.
More pics later, Im researching flatbeds and making up a shopping list for the steelyard so I can get started on the bed.
The military rear bumper is coming off also, I have a bad ass pipe bumper from a parts truck I will install.
Also will be adding a hoist on a rotating mount on the left front corner of the bed.
Truck frame will be boxed with 1/4 in plate from about the middle of the doors all the way to the rear bumper, and new rectangular rear frame crossmembers as the stock stamped ones are way too wimpy.
I have already made up a gooseneck hitch crossmember that sits down in the frame, not on top of the frame. Its made from a 6 inch heavy channel with the bottom boxed in with 1/2 in plate.
More pics later, Im researching flatbeds and making up a shopping list for the steelyard so I can get started on the bed.
The military rear bumper is coming off also, I have a bad ass pipe bumper from a parts truck I will install.