soo.... my temp bed is falling apart. need to fab another one, gotta do a steel frame on the next one, probably out of box section.
-and on that note, does anyone have any clue where i might find some info on fabricating stepside/flareside fenders? fuckers b costly to find around these parts so i figured it'd be interesting to try and make a pair. doesnt need to be perfect.
actually any ideas are welcome on how i ought to do the bed.
also, introducing shitty truck v.2.
1996 b2500 with random 1993 b2200 parts.
>>15214518
>Biltema
>buy steel plates
>weld them together
And then you can eat your mämmi with good conscience, Pekka
>>15214518
Rolling and shaping steel is probably the single hardest fabricating you could do by a large margin. It's basically the only type of metal fabrication that's actually hard.
Unless you have access to an industrial steel stamping machine and can cast your own die molds, good luck nigga. Shaping metal by hand is true craftsman work.
>>15214847
youre probably right, its not like im showing a high level of craftmanship here ;_;
but even so, I was thinking of aiming for the more boxier variety of the fenders that i could by a stretch maybe possibly weld together from more angular pieces of metal? i dunno.
I can roll and shape some but its still a trying task for now.
>>15214819
fugg biltema i buy nothing from them if its not more wunderbaum or fluffy dice.
nah imma take a look, id rather find some recycled steel from a wrecking yard or something, rather not spend any more money than i hafta
>>15214904
Your bed is fine. It looks good.
I'm just saying metal working is a whole different type of skill.
You should grab some fenders that are already made like that pic and kind of work them a bit to fit your need, but starting from scratch sheet steel would be hard as fuck, essentially impossible coach builder shit. It's a lost art really.
>>15214936
yeh im ok with the way it looks too, just that ive put it through a hell of a lot of abuse and its fairly direly in need of a more sturdier replacement. im no stranger to metal work in the sense of welding and patching shit but yes agreed actually fabricating parts is a whole different game. i'd be buying ones if there werent so damn hard to come by pricy to boot, a pair fetching around 400-450€ or thereabouts
Just reset the lumber with screws.
