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1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
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- Post n°51
Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
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Raised Bed Almost Done
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- Post n°53
Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
From that second pic, looks like you’re in a somewhat precarious position...

The bed looks Fantastic!!!



The bed looks Fantastic!!!
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Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
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Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
Is he the one who took the pic???

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Raised E100 pickup bed photos
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Relocated fuel filler inside bed
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More pics of the bed fab
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Hinged bed section
The front part of the bed opens up like a hood or trunk. I'm going to keep the air ride stuff, the battery and the spare tire under there.
I originally got these hood hinges from a 90's Chevy pickup. Couldn't figure out how to get them to work out right.
These hinges were from a Jeep Gladiator pickup. They were cheap and seemed like they'd fit the space pretty well. I think any hood hinges of this type would have worked OK. I had to modify the pivot arms a little bit to get it to open up wider/higher.


I originally got these hood hinges from a 90's Chevy pickup. Couldn't figure out how to get them to work out right.

These hinges were from a Jeep Gladiator pickup. They were cheap and seemed like they'd fit the space pretty well. I think any hood hinges of this type would have worked OK. I had to modify the pivot arms a little bit to get it to open up wider/higher.


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Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
Great skills! Nice work!!!

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- Post n°61
Bed surface on opening part
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Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
It has been a while since I've posted any progress on my pickup. We bought a cabin over in Colorado and spend the summer working on it and on the property. So many projects...!
One fun thing I did was build a bridge. Actually didn't get it completed but the structure is all in. Here are some photos - just to show I wasn't just napping all this time.
I built it from dead timber found on the property. Mixed concrete with a cheapo Harbor Freight mixer and generator. Milled the logs using a Granberg chainsaw mill.
Added two more beams in the center after this photo. The deck boards will be 2 1/2" thick. I'm milling them with the chainsaw.
Too much snow up there now to finish so I'm back in Moab. Back to cutting metal - instead of wood. Will post more Econo progress photos in the coming weeks.
One fun thing I did was build a bridge. Actually didn't get it completed but the structure is all in. Here are some photos - just to show I wasn't just napping all this time.

I built it from dead timber found on the property. Mixed concrete with a cheapo Harbor Freight mixer and generator. Milled the logs using a Granberg chainsaw mill.




Added two more beams in the center after this photo. The deck boards will be 2 1/2" thick. I'm milling them with the chainsaw.

Too much snow up there now to finish so I'm back in Moab. Back to cutting metal - instead of wood. Will post more Econo progress photos in the coming weeks.
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Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
Nice work! Do you hire out?
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Re: 1961 Rust-O-Mod Pickup Build thread
Maybe... But I'm so slow that at $10 per hour everything will end up costing $10,000.
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