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I have to take my bed off for the body shop, just don't have enough time with my job...

Was it hard to take the bed off.

My bed is in worse condition than yours. :wall:

 

Looks like your doing a really good job keep it up and keep us up to date! :cheers:

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well thank you :yes:

its nice to have some feed back on my work :wrench:

 

it wasnt too hard,

 

i disconected my roll bar

removed the 8 bolts to the bed

then disconected the ebrake,

wiring, and dropped the gas tank.

 

i used a 3 foot breaker bar to remove the bolts,

make sure you soak them into penetrating solvents.

 

and tighten then un-tighten over and over as you are removing the bolts,

this will clear any crud that is caked on the bolts.

 

 

i broke 4 or 5 of the bed bolts.

so i have to pound out the old bolts n coils.

 

i used this gator grip socket to get stripped bolts out,

worked like a charm

http://s.kmart.com/is/image/Sears/9990000003389511

 

will be going out of town for about of week,

so i will update when i get back

 

finished my license prohibition,

so i will be on the road right quick comanche.gif

no more stupid drivin for me, thats how i lost my first MJ Mary Jane

 

***EDIT***

PS.

i get my sister to help me lift the truck bed :dunno:

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time for an update?

i think so :clapping:

been a while (been workin my @$$ off during the day, and partying during the night lmao)

also got my lazy @$$ accepted into college and start in sept,

going to be an aircraft maintenance engineer mechanic specializing in helicopters :brows:

got some time today to do this

 

more cutting :yes:

 

all ground down

 

my neighbor doing his thing (metal bump'in whisperer)

 

tracing out card board cut out for sheet of metal (gave 1/3 inch of metal for overlap for everything except for bottom which is flush)

 

peice of metal after the "nibbler" got ahold of it

 

all bent up

 

drilling holes for spot welds

 

Bart doin his thing

 

all ground down

 

primed

 

before and after

 

comanche.gif

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finally found the wiring diagram in the Renix FSM.

 

and wired in my high beam switch manually,

turns out i got the right part sent to me, just the previous owner took a switch out of a 91+ cherokee.

 

 

will probably weld more metal in tomorrow.

:thumbsup:

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looks like this truck is coming back to me,

plans are

SOA rear

short arm 4.5" lift front

35" tires

standard swap

and flat deck

 

total cost of build should be under $200

 

$20 for the truck after i sell a set of 33's

and i have all the axles tcase tranny ect to toss in at hand

 

so only cost being money to do a flat deck

 

goal is to be a ready to wheel Daily Driver

 

buy it this weekend, pics to come shortly when build commences

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