In this video I go over the how's and why's of the custom flatbed build on my 2003 Toyota tundra, and the choices I made in its fabrication and current design.
Functional and great looking . Nicely done Sir . I have the 02 Tundra . But yours is nothing like mine . Best of luck ! Thank you for showing this viseo .
At 13:15 there is enough room under the wood to make a hidden compartment/box. I would put some hinges on the wood and a small handle or something like that to make it hinge up and have access to extra storage.
Really neat work here. I’m picking up a f250 super duty and might incorporate some inspiration form this build. I have a dent on the bed I’m getting so I might just rip it out and build something similar as il be using truck mostly for off-road rig hauling.
Appreciate the comment. I really have no regrets with the flatbed. Even though I built it 50/50 looks/utility, it's so dang useful. Good luck with your build!
@@JHBtheIVYou did an awesome job and this design really soothes my liking. I don’t see myself needing my XL long bed, and it looks wack imo. I plan to do this and then one day convert my 05 nose to the newer 9-15 grill/nose design for looks haha.
I have an 01 and the besides are rusted out around the wheel well, there's more rust forming around the rear bumper on the fenders. it's like $2k to get 2 new fenders from toyota which is the only ones that sell panels. I know guys did a dodge dakota fender well repair but when the rest of the thing is rotting out its just not worth it. So it's gonna be a flat deck for me on my tundra even though guys have told me it would be useless which is not true. I've out grown the bed already with alot of stuff so making like a 7ft long flatdeck would be perfect for my truck
Flatbed is certainly not useless. Quite the opposite. Even my shortened, narrowed, off road version is incredibly useful. I use it daily for work, camping, etc.
Looks awesome, good job! Would love to see more views of it from the side and from a little farther away. Could you also say what the difference in overall weight is versus stock?
I pulled the leaf pack apart and let the main leaf sit flat. I clearanced the bed for 34’s, so it rubs now that I have 35’s. I need to redo bump stops (running none right now) and probably modify the bed rails
Thanks! Hard to give a price, because I used a lot of scrap and remnants to build it. If I had to guess it would probably be $400-500 in materials if you had to buy it new. That's a total guess though.
Thank you! I couldn’t give you an accurate price, since I used quite a bit of leftover steel from other projects. I actually butt welded smaller lengths together to make longer ones in some spots, since I hate wasting any steel. If I was buying everything new, I’d estimate around $400-500 in metal, including tabs and tie downs.
Hey. I fabricate everything on the fly, from my head, so I don't actually have any plans. A couple folks have asked about how I built it though, so I may pull the floor off and make a quick video to show how it's built/mounted, just to give a visual. It's a real simple design.
You did a great job on that. Looks very solid and usable. I'm hoping to do a similar build one day on my 2011 GMC Sierra. Do you have instagram? I tried to follow you on the account on your RU-vid but it doesn't work.
