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got the frame tacked up this afternoon. starting to really take shape at this point.

rear of the cab is not mounted to the frame yet so things look a little off, but the bed is level with the frame so all should even up nicely in the end.

Welded up the base for the box this morning before driving down to Denver to get the rest of the steel (hour and a half highway time). truck held up great, super solid with around 500lbs in steel strapped on it. need to run a few more beads and add the last cross member that I picked up today...

Sub Frame bolted and clamped

Update! So it finally stoped snowing and I was able to get some work done this morning. I trimmed up the back of the cab and tacked it on in a few places. It looks halfway decent and I think I'm going to stick with this solution. Going to start work on the base of the box later today. Some pics...

thank you everyone for the input. some great stuff in that thread. I've decided to seal off the cut CC essentially making it a regular cab. deciding between an inner tube steel frame and sheet metal or hacking the back of the original CC off and attaching (could solve the corrugated issue). I...

Pete, went with the crew cab for the longer wheel base and mostly just finding the right deal. Its a PSD. Since others have mentioned the flex. I will most likely spend the evening tomorrow driving over some different terrain and standing around with my arms crossed looking at how different...

pappawheely I'm looking at mounting the box in a similar fashion to this flatbed with c channel and angle iron. This is a budget build as of now and wont see much extreme flex off-road for a few seasons. I plan to leave options for simple redesign in the summers to come when there is more money...

crew cab cut and removed starting welding tomorrow if the weather stays decent

Bed removed, doors removed

the day i brought her home

Some of the original plans from sketchup

Starting a build on a 97 F-350. My plan is to chop and create a budget expedition truck (under $5,500 total) for ski and surf adventures. It all started with a 97 F350 4x4 7.3 turbo diesel I picked up for 4,000. The truck has 250,000 miles on her and a new used 5 speed. After some minor engine...