Lockcuff
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I thought I would throw some pics of my build process. The Family and I like to camp, but didn't want to spend the money on a prebuilt trailer so we have been piecing this thing together slowly over the last 2 years. So, by the time 5 more years pass it will be done. 
This is the day we brought it home. Picked it up for $250. A 60's studebaker champ bed on the frame with a 3500lb MH axle.
First thing we did was put 6 bolt brake hubs on, no brakes yet. That will come.
Found me a nice heavy duty aluminum job shell. I have learnt in this process that when your dealing with a bed this old everything has to be custom made or really hard to find. Took me 6 months to find a shell that was close enough to use. Had to widen the tailgate area to make this slide in right.
Built a bedrail from 1/4" x 5" because my shell is 63" wide and the bed is 72". I also wanted to build a rack for my tent to go on top so I have some room on the outside for that.
I gotta put a new floor in, the original steel was all rusted out. But this will hold a lot of gear and keep it dry.
I used a rack that I previously built for the RTT and got it setting on top of the shell so I can build my uprights tomorrow.
I will update with more pics tomorrow.
This is the day we brought it home. Picked it up for $250. A 60's studebaker champ bed on the frame with a 3500lb MH axle.
First thing we did was put 6 bolt brake hubs on, no brakes yet. That will come.
Found me a nice heavy duty aluminum job shell. I have learnt in this process that when your dealing with a bed this old everything has to be custom made or really hard to find. Took me 6 months to find a shell that was close enough to use. Had to widen the tailgate area to make this slide in right.
Built a bedrail from 1/4" x 5" because my shell is 63" wide and the bed is 72". I also wanted to build a rack for my tent to go on top so I have some room on the outside for that.
I gotta put a new floor in, the original steel was all rusted out. But this will hold a lot of gear and keep it dry.
I used a rack that I previously built for the RTT and got it setting on top of the shell so I can build my uprights tomorrow.
I will update with more pics tomorrow.