This bed a goner?

[pjtoledo]

if the floor, inner fender side, and rear sill are OK it shouldn't be too bad to fix.
the fender comes off after a bunch of spot welds are cut, then the rest of the parts are right there.
this is the same corner, it's up-side-down. I do things the hard way

 

[Brickthing]

Motivation for ya

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That's looking pretty tempting lol

 

[Ranger850]

Is there any actual advantage to them?

Yes, they hold less so you get better MPG when fully loaded,

 

[superj]

Other than looking super cool and making it hard to find roll bars or camper shells, no advantage

 

[901wd#2]

I have some Dominican friends that would save that, but I wouldn’t

 

[JoshT]

Other than looking super cool and making it hard to find roll bars or camper shells, no advantage

Actually I think they are heavier. So, if you need more weight over the rear wheels it might have an advantage. Personally I like the STX/Mazda bed better for looking cool.

 

[superj]

The stepside is all fiberglass though. Just the box part is metal, the fenders are not. Do you think it makes that much more wieght?

I have no idea. I have not had the bed off on this like i dis on my 98 mazda, which was not heavy

 

[Brickthing]

I have some Dominican friends that would save that, but I wouldn’t

Funnily enough, my dad said something to the same effect. Unfortunately I have not ever been able to find the roving bodyman that I guess use to be prevalent.
With all that being said I have priced out a new bed in my area to be about $300, so that is probably the option I am going to go with since that seems extremely well priced all things considered.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Yeah, if you can find one in the right color a replacement is easiest, not sure where you're at but if you're close I'd help get some of the dents out, I have some tricks and tools... I imagine you're around Portland, between the two big Pick A Part yards (off of Foster and the other in Sherwood) chances are decent in finding one... I've somehow found a door and the front end pieces as well as tailgate I've needed over the years conveniently when I needed them...