Flat bed here I come/Buildup

[flourman]

Gonna fork out the cash and go with the all pro flat bed kit.  Just a quick question, how thick are you guys running your deck plates??  I was thinking 3/16" or maybe 1/8".

[MiniSimp]

I'm using 1/8" aluminum

[flourman]

I'm using 1/8" aluminum

Do you happen to know what aluminum is running these days??

[MiniSimp]

Free for me.
I'm sure someone on here knows though.

[Hyena]

Be willing to pay upwords of $150.  I was gonna order a sheet of just regular diamond plate, that was over $120 alone.  Aluminum is gonna cost a lot more.

[yotaboy79]

i work at a steel shop so i can check tomarrow im up in oregon so the prices may be a little different from where you are but it should give you a ball park figure

[4DEES]

sweet! so are you gonna end up going on friday too pick it up? this is gonna be fun   

[flourman]

I was just curious on the aluminum prices, I was expecting to pay around $150 for a sheet for the steel.  I'll probably pick up an 8x10 sheet, should be enough.

[flourman]

Well All Pro is out of their main hoop for their flatbed kit until next week sometime.  I'm gonna pick up everything but the main hoop.  I'm having the main hoop bent up for me a Toyota Masters in Corona.  Great guys if you ever deal with them.  Anyway, I decided to go 14 ga. for the steel diamond plate.  It's cheaper, plus it won't add a lot of weight.

I figure with by big pimpn' Warn  decal on the hood, I don't need the  of aluminum.

[4DEES]

this project begins on saturday!!!!!!!!     

[flourman]

this project begins on saturday!!!!!!!!

I'm bringing my camera with a 1GB card so we can take plenty'o pictures the install.         Is your bro gonna be there too?  I was hoping to get a look at his Jeep.

[flourman]

Just picked up a set a supa pimp LED tailights for the flatbed.

[CTENG in KS]

Why won't anyone take my advise and hook up a wooden flatbed with abut 10 coats of varnish...it will be super nice lookin, way cheap, and easy as hell to touch up...plus waterproof!   

[RHG]

cause it will make the rest or their truck look like shiat!

[flourman]

cause it will make the rest or their truck look like shiat!

Well, not mine.  It already looks like that!   

I didn't get much done on the flat bed this weekend.  Saturday I fought with the fuel heater shorting out on my DD so that blew the day.  Today Yota on 40s and Infernal and I got together and put together the bottom frame.  I didn't get much of that done because I was having a hard time getting used to the flux core welder.

Anyway, here's some pics from today.  Hopefully Yota will post up some that he took, but I hope none of my booger welds!!

[*FFC*]

Your rig looks familiar...Think I've seen you around.... Coulda been anywhere between the bay area and Oregon tho

[flourman]

Your rig looks familiar...Think I've seen you around.... Coulda been anywhere between the bay area and Oregon tho

I very easily could be the same rig.  I bought it from a guy in San Andreas, around Stockton.  I think he bought it from another guy up around that area.

[iNfErNaL]

Hey,thanx for the Pizza.

[flourman]

No prob, thanks for letting me borrow the trailer.  I picked up a HF notcher today.  Did your guy's welder come with the MIG regs and stuff.  If so I'm thinking about picking up a bottle of steel mix and some normal wire and trying that.  I'm also thinking about picking up a Lincoln MIG set-up from the Home Dee-pot.

[RHG]

Hey does Infernal have bigger boggers than yotaon40s? They look bigger in a pic but it could be just the slope of the driveway. Keep welding and taking pics

[4DEES]

Hey does Infernal have bigger boggers than yotaon40s? They look bigger in a pic but it could be just the slope of the driveway. Keep welding and taking pics

we got the same size boggers(39.5) but Infernal has 15x10's so it makes his tire taller,I got 15x14's and my tires sit lower. 

[flourman]

Hey does Infernal have bigger boggers than yotaon40s? They look bigger in a pic but it could be just the slope of the driveway. Keep welding and taking pics

I think it might be a little bit of optical illusion too with 40s back end sitting lower.

[4DEES]

I think it might be a little bit of optical illusion too with 40s back end sitting lower.

LOL,yeah,that rear sags like an old lady's a$$   

[4DEES]

Flourman's rig.

[4DEES]

here's a couple of pics of mine and flourman's toys.

[4DEES]

here's some of the material,and flourman welding.

[iNfErNaL]

Hey,where'd you learn how to do that 180 degree turn with your head?.That's just awesome!!!.

[flourman]

Hey,where'd you learn how to do that 180 degree turn with your head?.That's just awesome!!!.

In that pic, I'm practicing my "American Chopper" welding form.

[flourman]

Hoping to finish it up this weekend and get it registered smogged and registered sometime next week.  Diesel prices are killing me here!! +$3.00/gal!!!!!!

I'm hoping my newest toy will help that out!!!

[flourman]

After looking through at 40's picks of my rig, I decided I needed to narrow up my grille to match my "custom"  dove nose.  When the PO rolled it, the corners of the core support got dinged up.  When I put fenders on, it had a dove-nose to it so now I need to narrow my grille.

Here's a quick mini how-to.

First, measure how much you need to take out of your grille.  I'm pretty sure all 2nd gens measure around 56" or at least mine did.  I needed to take out four inches to make it fit.  I took out the best tool I could find, SAWZALL, and cut it on the marks.  I cut it out of the center section of the grill to make it look a little more even.