Flatbed Yota

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Just wanted to get ur input on what you would all consider a "Budget" Flat bed, "Budget" being the word, and i dont plan to use wood, so please give me some feedback thanks guys

David

[crawlerdan]

take bed off, make more crossmembers side to side, lay sown 1/8 plate on top as wide as the rails, put tool box on it, walala

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Sound good to me thnx man, ill get some pics of when we doing it too   

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Well got the bed off, we used the Torch and cut around the body mounts, but things were pretty hairy when it came to tourching by the tank, 1 kid that was with us was almost across the street  . BUT i will get pics posted later today.

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Well Guys heres what i got so far, and notice the RUST=2 piece yota:-P


And that guy us my uncle Bill,




AND I NOW HAVE BRAKES!!!!

[bmxanddie]

i'd say its time to fix that frame

[RHG]

i think fix is the wrong idea, how bout replace it!

[k20]

id get the chassis sand blasted,then you can see how bad it is.

[crawlerdan]

then plate the crap out of it, or start over

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

My other yota as PERFECT frame no rust, BUT this truck is just gonan be a daily driver/weekend play toy:-P so no worries lol

[MiniSimp]

Mine cost me a 30 pack of beer for the materials and welded it myself.

[crawlerdan]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

 Thats kinda what i was thinking of makin, but im gonna make a half ass roll bar on it too.

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Well guys here are my plans for today, wake up at 4 am, take shower, cousin coming over at 6 am, take all scrapes out to local junk yard and get some much needed$$, and last night my neghbor came over to see just what i was up too cause of all the grinding, and i was cutting off the old body lift mounts ( yes bolts were that rusted), and well he owns a welding shop here in town and said he had a sandblaster that we could used to blast the frame to see how bad it is, so my cousin is gonna be brining over the air compreser soon too, so about 8 30 am we are gonna go pick up the sand blaster, blast the frame, and gonna see how much it would cost for him to re-box my frame. after that got my LAST Behind the wheel at 1pm, then gonna work somore until 6pm, at 6 pm im going to mcdonalds for Logans 6th birthday party( i babysit him), and yes its even a play area in this 1 , and then that gets done at 8pm then work sommore until i feel like quiting, and also planing to get the main pieces of the flatbed welded today after i get the materials. well theres my entire day, and you all have a great day now

[sloyota]

that rust look's a little scary around the shock mounts.plate that up nice and thick and you'll 40 years before any rust comes around again

[decyfer]

   i almost crapped my pants when i saw that rust. thats deadly

[crawlerdan]

i almost crapped my pants when i saw that rust. thats deadly

hmmmm, depends...?

[*FFC*]

I agree on the rust, I mean, my '79 looked better than that and I wouldn't trust it on the road the way it was.   

And MiniSimp that is beautiful!

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

LMAO!!!!! ok guys for one if u think that much rust was bad, well you should come to minnesota and look at most cars that ppl drive   worst than mine and they still on the streets.

[wa4x4]

If you have an engine and brakes you're ok...Today in my F250 I was pulling a ranger out of the mud and something made a weird hissing sound...i think its exhaust and then the brakes are dangerously low, but the while brake system is getting replaced tomorrow in a shop where my dad gets his volvo semi flatbed serviced so it should be fine...man that 250 is a good rescue truck lol

[*FFC*]

man that 250 is a good rescue truck lol

[sloyota]

i guess rust is something you have to live with in minnesota,with all the road salt...


snow + road salt = RUST

[*FFC*]

Yeah believe it or not we do have some of that on the West Coast       and it ain't purty, mostly on subadus though

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Lol well the sand only helps to speed up the rust really, ok heres the basics on rust problems, belive it or not most ruist is caused by heat/humidiy, rain dosent affect the metal until the metals "covering is eatin away by the heat", and then when salt and sand gets up in the open areas u got some trouble.

So its not just salt in winter but also the temp.

[*FFC*]

Lol well the sand only helps to speed up the rust really, ok heres the basics on rust problems, belive it or not most ruist is caused by heat/humidiy, rain dosent affect the metal until the metals "covering is eatin away by the heat", and then when salt and sand gets up in the open areas u got some trouble.

So its not just salt in winter but also the temp.

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

  helped having a dad in autobody work

[wa4x4]

Oh and FFC I love my F250, although it is HUGE! like width and length....Its an extended cab longbed on 35"s....And it weighs sooo much...

[*FFC*]

Oh and FFC I love my F250, although it is HUGE! like width and length....Its an extended cab longbed on 35"s....And it weighs sooo much...

I love mine too your linky didn't worky....

an extended cab 4x4? I ain't seen many of those

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Well today was a pontless day of curositey (note im 15 and i suck at spelling long words), but yeah basicly just messed around with cousin with our trucks, just basicly playing on a tree stump, hes ford had the advantge cause A. had wieght in the rear, B. had limted slip rear, and i have 0 weight in back, and open diffs all around, might get some pics later tonight cause he selling his ford online, and if i do ill get some shots of us on the tree stump.

[Yota_Gotta_Krawl]

Just for a bit of a update, hoping to do the flatbed this weekend, but i suck at trying to figure wires so the tail lights will be fun