I’m a husband and father of three, I have a passion for restoration and fabrication. I’m a machinist/ mechanical maintenance tech by trade and I love using my hands to bring things back to life or create new things. I hope I’m able to entertain y’all with my builds and restorations !
Nothing more fun than working on old car or truck back in little garage or outside it in a grassy area under an old tree with no one around to bother you.
I think the fire risk is very real. It would be like soaking some paper(wood) in diesel and oil and then wrapping it around a light bulb..... Id switch out the incandescent bulbs for LEDs. Much lower risk of fire and you wont have to replace them for a long time. Other than this I think it is great. Also the video is well made and fun to watch.
Nice backyard project, next time just do a little math and make all the boards the same width, cut them all down instead of only cutting the last 2 boards you installed. That left you with a 1” noddle board that screams I fucked up lol
Wonderful job with what you were working with. Im doing something similar this summer that is why I was looking up videos. It was nice to find one on the cheap and not using all new wood and straight stuff. Much like how I will be doing it. Thanks for the helpful video!!!
I’ve watched a lot of flat bed builds and this one is the best looking and probably the most practical one I’ve seen, usually they look like they weigh thousands of pounds or are 5 feet off the ground. Awesome job! 🎉
This is the last year for the bed on my 2002 Dodge Ram. I've been watching different videos and even got to see one today up close and personal. I believe I will sand and repaint the frame while I'm at it. Nice job and nice video.
Usually you leave a gap because wood swells and shrinks with different temperatures. If they were too close together, they could break the fasteners, possibly cause other damages
Looks awesome. Great video. Very inspiring. Especially like the inclusion of the toolboxes. Makes it look unique and obviously it’s very useful at the same time 👍 lots of ideas I can borrow 🤔🙂
Getting those boards on the bed perfectly straight can be a pain in the ass. It's easiest if you've got a straight reference, like a chalk line on the first board. Then you make your way down the board with your screws, adjusting for bows in the wood as you go. Then you can measure the gap for the rest of your boards, or just eye it.
How has it held up? I built one and all the negative Nancy’s are going scorched earth telling me I’m a fool for building one, that it will just magically fall apart going down the highway and kill someone!!!!
Thanks BROTHER. Much Respect From SUGARTIT, South Carolina. I watched all 3 Vids. Flatbed Truck looks Mean. About to Start Flatbed Build on My Ford Ranger
You are talented...please do another one!!! I like the fast forward then the real time reveale !! Feals like I'm just standing there watching you build it well done sir!
Thanks for sharing, I am in the process of doing just that and have an issue with the fuel filler neck. Not sure if I should lift the bed higher or run the neck through the flatbed portion and out the wall.
THanks for sharing your video. I have a Chevy 1500 I'm also changing over to a flatbed setup. I contemplated using wood, but was not sure what wood species to use. Apparently your build with common pine wood can do the job, probably at a better budget friendly price than other woods. Then I thought what wood preservative should I use, e.g. deck stain and seal. But your simple home made stain might again be just what I am looking for. Does the stain permanently set, or does it easily rub off, possibly contaminating things you carry on the bed, such as lumber, that you don't want to transfer the stain to? Can you estimate the cost in materials you used? And finally, what became of the toolbox and headache rack that you briefly show in the video? Did you mount the tool boxes on your truck? Thanks for a great video.
