Body work?

[don4331]

I get a couple 2x4s studs from home depot get them to lop about 18" off and put them across box rails, then put the new box inverted on top with a couple straps to hold it in place. Has worked for me with transporting boxes for a couple/three hour drives.

I can't help with the NY rust; but with shape your box is in, I would be tempted to just grind the heads off to lift the old box off, then replace with new. I had to do that with the ones where previous owner had installed a body lift - bolts were seized into the lift blocks and weren't coming out...

 

[Andy D]

Just replace the whole freaken bed.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I get a couple 2x4s studs from home depot get them to lop about 18" off and put them across box rails, then put the new box inverted on top with a couple straps to hold it in place. Has worked for me with transporting boxes for a couple/three hour drives.

That is a cool idea!

Downside is I have a rollbar and would be using a different truck to drive much distance though

 

[computersoc]

I've seen some people just make a permanent wooden box that looks like a farm truck with side wooden rails. Looks cool, but I'd rather have a normal bed.

 

[RayInStl]

U-Haul rents trailers! I wouldn't be comfortable with a bed strapped to my existing bed! lol. And yes, you can pull the dent out some. You'd have to drill a hole and use a slide hammer. Wouldn't be pretty, but like you said, it would relieve the strain on the fuel filler.

 

[det107]

I'm in upstate NY.

Whereabouts ?

We have Harry's in Pennsylvania-

BTW: I'm surprised nobody mentioned that the damage will buff out !

 

[computersoc]

I'm in Rochester. What is Harry's?

 

[det107]

WoW that is far....My advice is to look around for a bed.

Harrygotuseddotcom is the website. The local guys plan a trip to the W. Hazelton junkyard. I bought a bed one time-

 

[computersoc]

Is there anything downstate? I have family that I visit often in NYC, NJ and PA.

 

[adsm08]

There are some yards around Harrisburg that have some late model stuff.

Harry's in Hazelton is one of the best in the state, but they cycle their inventory quickly.

 

[Andy D]

Take the bed off , screw the lights to a board . At that point you can put the bed on edge bad side down and pound it out with the butt end of a 2x6 and a BFH

Or, Buff up the J nuts and screws , harness connections , frame rail and tank stuff, This is the ideal time to run new brake lines, etc. Once you have it where you want it. go get a bed. bolt it down with at least 3-4 screws, bolts, pins. bailing wire, what have you hang light board , drive home. I did exactly that with my dad about 1980. We drove the 68 C 20 about 45 miles to pick up a an 8 foot IH step side bed. I had a roll of baling wire ,cutters and a pin wrench to twist the wire. tight. It is what I was doing at the time in the ship yard.

 

[computersoc]

I don't mind travelling a little, especially if I can get a good bed at a good price, but with these u-pull it places, how do I know they won't sell the bed before I get there? It was like pulling teeth last time from these local places when I needed a bumper and a couple things. I can't imagine having to travel a significant distance.

 

[ZMan]

This thread is hilarious.

 

[enjr44]

This thread is hilarious.

I agree, it is five pages of can't get it done.

 

[computersoc]

This thread is hilarious.

So instead of being a troll, what do you suggest when there are no places that have the color I need around me?