Weekend progress pics. Lift/ flatbed

[mikey_d05]

Ok, so to build the wood bed you need a circular saw, a drill, and a wrench. To build the metal bed you need a tubing notcher or a chop saw, a welder, a tubing bender, most likely a torch or a plasma cutter, and a couple of days. The wood bed has it merits. Build both and compare your wallet. Roll either of them and you're gonna screw up the cab bad enough that you won't care what shape the bed is in. Maybe you should flame him for not doing a full exo.

 

[TLCOR]

Hey, hey, hey I aint flaming noone. Its orginal, and thats a good thing. Im just saying that a woodbed wont take the bashing a steel one would..

 

[CustomChevy]

I'd bet 50$ that neither would take any real damage, however the damage they do take would be WAY cheaper to fix on the wood.


I had a wood bumper on a little mazda 4 banger (b2200) i used to drive cause of its incredible gas milage.

ANNNNNNNNNNNYway ... it was a 4x6 lag bolted to the old bumper plate (which connectes directly to frame). then a 2x6 on top and 2x8 on face.

I was rear ended a few weeks after putting this on the truck, and suffered a small dent to the 2x8. buddy in the ~97 jimmy had his rad pushed back 5" and was towed home.


dont diss wood. its cheap (all of mine was free from construction site dumpster), and it would take about 2 mins with a cordless drill and 10 screws to change any part of it

 

[79k20350]

A wood bed wont take the bashing a steel one will, im not denying that. but because of the taper theres almost no vulnerable spot (except for the front). I am sure that if i leaned this bed against a tree nothing would happen, i could pivot around the front flat part of the bed and i highly doubght there would be any damage. Come on, if i roll it theres alot more things to be worried about then the bed. believe me i would love to have a tubular steel bed like the one pictured but i dont have the money or the tools to do it. im sure that with a little more time, and the rigt tools i could do it, but thats not the point. The point was to do something that was fast, easy, cheap and did what i wanted.

 

[ProJunkRacing]

Okay lets finish up this "Wood vs Steel Debate": Take this:

And roll it. Then take this f.ex. and do the same:

And at last, lets compare !

where can i find more pictures of the second one?

 

[Yukon Jack]

The point was to do something that was fast, easy, cheap and did what i wanted.

And that is exactly what you should do, what you want to do!

I think it looks great and sounds like it should serve your purpose great. It's easy for some people to forget that some here don't do hardcore stuff. CK5 is not just about hardcore rockcrawling. CK5 is about building your truck how you want it and enjoying it - exactly what you have done

 

[ProJunkRacing]

And that is exactly what you should do, what you want to do!

I think it looks great and sounds like it should serve your purpose great. It's easy for some people to forget that some here don't do hardcore stuff. CK5 is not just about hardcore rockcrawling. CK5 is about building your truck how you want it and enjoying it - exactly what you have done

i second that comment

 

[Drey]

Looks good I like the wood flat bed idea I think it will work well.

Ive seen some wooden floored trailers take a hell of alot of abuse, as well as hay racks. I thought of making a flat bed at one point for my C10, I was gonna use 4 inch think bridge plank, that sucker woulda been nice and heavy duty hehe

 

[wforicv]

Yeah, I am with ProJunckRacing, where can I find more pics of the one with the tube? TCLOR, where did you find the pic?

Eric

 

[JeffHK5]

Whats up with those rear shackels on the tube rig?

Maybe eventualy you could add some tube work around the wood in "contact" areas and have the best of both worlds.

Jeff

 

[79chevyk10]

Not sure if someone already mentioned this or not, but IMO if you take out some of the rear leafs the ride would be better and it would flex even more. Not sure how much weight you carry being a carpenter and all, so it is just a
suggestion.

Side note: more power to you on the wood flat bed, not my cup-o-tea I would perfer a metal tube "truggy" style flat bed but it's not my truck. What matters is you built it, not bought it. Cheers on the good job.

 

[k5xjfiles]

Hey Yukon,
Ive alway admired your bed, is that built by you or bought?

 

[Yukon Jack]

Thanks! It is bought - I finally have purchased some used welding equipment but I'm definitely not up to making a bed at this point.

 

[79k20350]

well the bed is actually standing next to the truck now, i am cutting the whole truck up never thought that that would happen. my experience with the wood was this IT F'IN ROCKED! i was slamming trees, pivoting around them, hit a few huge rocks and it didnt even faze it. i would definetly do it agian!

 

[ProJunkRacing]

so why are you parting it out anywho?

 

[79k20350]

buyin a blazer and theres no way i could get as much selling the whol e thing as i would parting it

 

[jk3078]

Why not just get a shell K5 for cheap and swap all the cool parts over?

 

[79k20350]

i also wanted to get a diesel. i found a diesel k5 for cheao with a great body. its just easier to swap suspension than everything.

 

[79chevyk10]

You have a LT1 injected motor, why go diesel?????

 

[ProJunkRacing]

You have a LT1 injected motor, why go diesel?????

good point