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Well, it looks like I will be able to go look and (and buy to be honest) that truck tomorrow. I have been told it has a little bit of damage on the left side, but the owner has the parts to fix it, the striker was damaged too (as it was on my formerly white, now blue, truck), and it does have some rust in the floors.

 

Question is, what do I do with it? I would still feel bad about driving a nice, solid bed in the salt, but I will probably rust proof it first.

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  On 12/11/2020 at 2:04 PM, BeatCJ said:

Pah. Drive it. Other than to a bunch (truly, only a relative few) of people that cherish them, it's just a truck.

 

If you have a blue sky day truck, no reason NOT to have a DD truck.

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That is what I plan to do, but I cannot say for 100% certainty, because I haven't seen the truck yet. If 1 MJ is great, 2 must be better!

 

  On 12/11/2020 at 2:10 PM, Pete M said:

you shouldn't have any trouble at all selling that bed to someone doing a resto and then getting a lesser one for your daily.  :L: 

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I am thinking I might sell this bed, but I don't know what I should do to replace it, I don't really want to put rusty parts on, so I might be with a flatbed, but I'm not sure about that look either. I should definitely see if it comes with the original rear flares, that will probably be a large determining factor on what I do with the bed.

 

  On 12/11/2020 at 2:22 PM, Jesse J said:

:yeahthat:I wouldn't worry about it they where meant to be driven. sell the nice one for some cash and buy a worse bed rust proof the crap out of it 

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This is what I am leaning towards, but maybe I go with some high clearance flares and big tires on it :brows: I need a truck to wheel too.

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  On 12/11/2020 at 2:29 PM, 89 MJ said:

 

 

I am thinking I might sell this bed, but I don't know what I should do to replace it, I don't really want to put rusty parts on, so I might be with a flatbed, but I'm not sure about that look either. I should definitely see if it comes with the original rear flares, that will probably be a large determining factor on what I do with the bed.

 

This is what I am leaning towards, but maybe I go with some high clearance flares and big tires on it :brows: I need a truck to wheel too.

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big wheels will be really cool as would a flat bed (I would love to see it with one) I was under the impression you kinda wanted something a little more practical and tires flares and what not is more money. 

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  On 12/11/2020 at 2:32 PM, Pete M said:

oooooo, a flatbed would be super cool!  selling the bed and tails would easily pay for anything needed to fab up a nice bed :D 

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My thoughts exactly, although, I don't know if I would sell the taillights, it never hurt to have an extra set.

  On 12/11/2020 at 2:32 PM, Jesse J said:

big wheels will be really cool as would a flat bed (I would love to see it with one) I was under the impression you kinda wanted something a little more practical and tires flares and what not is more money. 

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Yeah, sometimes my brain is a little richer than my wallet. If I wanted something more practical, I wouldn't be looking at buying a 32 year old truck to drive in the snow. :roflmao:

 

Maybe I could do a stepside too. Here are some different bed ideas I have.

 

1. Ranger stepside bed, looks OK and could probably get done the quickest, but not the most attractive.

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2. Chevy LUV? bed, looks cool, but finding parts would likely be difficult.

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3. Flatbed-personally my favorite in this case, I would probably do something similar. I know the picture isn't of an MJ.

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  On 12/11/2020 at 3:17 PM, Pete M said:

stepsides = smaller bed

 

flatbed = bigger bed 

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You bring up a good point like always, I'm just trying to come up with some unique ideas.

 

  On 12/11/2020 at 3:20 PM, Jesse J said:

:yeahthat:my vote is flat bed. maybe with some little walls on the side

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That's probably what I'd build if I don't use a stock bed.

 

Maybe I should do a military inspired bed...

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  On 12/11/2020 at 3:28 PM, 89 MJ said:

That's a good idea, I could definitely stretch the bed a little bit. I also have some spring spacers that I could throw in the front of this thing. Ideas, ideas.

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you could also buy add a leafs or some metric ton springs for a little more carrying capacity that would be cool

 

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  On 12/11/2020 at 3:30 PM, Jesse J said:

you could also buy add a leafs or some metric ton springs for a little more carrying capacity that would be cool

 

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It would. I think I might have some extra leaf springs from when I did my homemade bastard pack for my blue truck. Then it would probably be sitting right around 2 inches of lift overall. That would be pretty good.

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And IMHO, 35's don't make a good DD on a truck this size. I had them on my '87 F-350, but that had about 3000 more lbs, more wheelbase and width. For a daily, 33x10.50 KOs are good, but 31's are perfect.

 

If you are going to use a non-Comanche Bed, then a Ute style trayback would be my choice. I would probably have less overhang, and the ladder rack is meh, but I think they have a lot of utility and can look pretty decent.

HiLux Ute Trayback.jfifFetching info...

 

What the heck is a .jfif?

 

The rack on this is actually a canvas canopy kit, and would be cool, but still shows what I mean.

 

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