Toyota Flatbed Ideas

[Patrolman]

I collected a TON of different ideas, some from the web, some that I saw in person, when I was anticipating making a flatbed for my 87. I had a request to post these. Hope these help others in deciding which direction to take a project.

[Patrolman]

More web pics.

[Patrolman]

More web photos...

[Patrolman]

Web pics

[Patrolman]

Additional web pics

[Patrolman]

Last of web pics

[Patrolman]

And lastly, some pics of one that I saw locally. Notice the stock lights simply mounted horizontal and boxed in.

[Brody]

So is this what I am going to be building for Matt if he buys your rig?

[Patrolman]

More pics of local one.

[Patrolman]

So is this what I am going to be building for Matt if he buys your rig?

I had told him that I intended to rattle-can the truck and put a flatbed on it. Couldn't justify the rattle-can until I built the bed as it wouldn't match colors, as if it does now. There are lots of ideas even though I had mine all figured out how it would fit my purpose and what it would consist of.

[Chris]

Pretty cool variety Jeff, this one looks like a RC to me...

http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16906&stc=1&d=1295831274

[Haku]

Hehee......you could have just posted a link to the Pirate 4x4 "Flatbed" post you know :D

This one is my favorite of the ones you posted....
http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16860&stc=1&d=1295829433

and this one is the All Pro Bed, which is what is on Air Randy's Gecko truck...
http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16862&stc=1&d=1295829433

I think smaller and simpler is the way to go personally. For me, I'm sticking with that idea and almost just going to leave it with nothing but a truck box, spare gas and an an ammo can or two, and a spare tire mount. Not very utilitarian I guess, but it keeps the weight down.

A couple links for ya....

Pirate "Flatbed Mini Truck" Thread... 17 whole pages dedicated just to flatbeds for Yota's... http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98472&highlight=flat+bed

All Pro pre-fabbed flat bed kit.... http://www.allprooffroad.com/pickuptrailarmor/pickupflatbedkit

$499 gets you the tubing structure but not the sheet metal.

Scotty at Addicted did a cool flatbed that he posted up recently. Very similar to the All Pro one, but with a couple cool touches to it... http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=913098&highlight=flat+bed

[Patrolman]

If I were to keep the truck, it still has to be able to haul a piece of plywood or an ATV. It would also have to accomodate side rails to haul stuff and hopefully be able to put a topper on. I had saved all these pics on my computer over the last several years, in anticipation of what mine would end up being. I was taking a bit of an idea from each one resulting in what I needed.

[Patrolman]

Pretty cool variety Jeff, this one looks like a RC to me...

http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16906&stc=1&d=1295831274

Yeah, even RC can give ideas. It looks like it could be, but the bag hanging off the seats and the door hinges still in place lead me to believe it is likely real. Regardless, still some good ideas.

[Fordguy77]

The local one is pretty nice, One of the only things i would of done different was to swap the tail lights from left to right to have the brake lenses on the outside. It looks like it naturally tappers into the brake so i believe it would of looked cleaner. Just my :2c:

[mrmatt]

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh265/mrmattfeeney/Crew_cab_1_900.jpg

I think this is what you were describing...

[Patrolman]

That would be a pretty cool rig. LOT of work to make that look clean though. I don't do great body work. I also like the blue car sitting next to it. ;)

[MelloYello]

I like the one with the spare tire under the cargo area. it keeps center of gravity lower and still give plenty of room for gear.

[mrmatt]

i like that one too with the undermount spare

[wakkjobb]

Ha, that OD Green truck on the second post is my truck... I wondered what it looked like before I got it. It has a different bed on it now; super-heavy 1/4" diamond plate flooring and 3/16" for about everything else. It's not square, the welds are crappy but it'll do until I get off my ass to rebuild it; I didn't build it.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/GROND/7-3eaglerocksaranwrap102.jpg

Those side rails were called "sliders" at one point as well; they barely stuck out past the cab pinchweld. I think it looks better now :cool:

>>Dan

[Roostercruiser]

pretty nice

[wakkjobb]

It'll be nicer after a new engine... or someone buys the rolling shell.

[wyota]

this is what id like to build
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/scx10-kit_rear-main-view_800px.jpg
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff230/ddotdrawdoow/Untitled.png

[mrmatt]

Here in Northside Denver my new little truck is already seeing some serious action making scrap runs, running my favorite alley routes, and generally terrorizing the all nice yippy cars with not so smart drivers.

Because of all of the carnage and the need to horde things in my garage, I decided to run wild with the new skool kids and am using a full custom off-axis "hybri-bed" system that in my application uses the stock bed integrated with a custom flatbed. You'll notice the off-axis design utilizes the smartly designed bed-to-fender union axis access point, combined with the strength of the stock bed's beefy side rail, which we took a step further and modified with an accelerated automotive grade oxidation process (rust color to match brown color of truck) that creates misc. sizes and shapes of holes that create enough traction between the beds to manage the entire load under its own pressure, all while maintaining a modular ability that is much appreciated when opening/moving the flat bed in its many configurations, or when cruising at speed on the highway. You'll also notice well over one million unique tie-down spots allowing you to live out your cargo hauling dreams...

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh265/mrmattfeeney/HPIM6165.jpg

The full floating spare feature saves me all of the crazy weight and bulkiness of a wheel attachment mechanism that will have nothin but outdated threaded studs and cumbersome lug nuts anyway. there is plenty of room to store lumber and misc. metal and plastic things on the top of the flat bed, and for expedition use, the custom dimensions of the space inside the "wedge" provide for an amazing sleeping experience while being a superior barrier against the natural and un-natural elements that may exist outside the safety of the "wedge".

The last cool feature you probably were already definitely wondering about, is the new tricked out BowTyte quad-ratchet with lock-stripes (white stripes on side of red power-tyte ribbon). Because of the way it secures any equipment, anytime, to anything, and the fact it gets the items out of the way of almost any obstacle possible, I have been able to take my truck into crazier spots with even better and heavier trash bounties. It’s allowed me to take my object acquiring to new heights by having my tools in arms reach when I need them, and by keeping them totally out of the way no matter what!

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh265/mrmattfeeney/HPIM6167.jpg

Overall my new “hybri-bed” (also referred to as an Integrated BedBed) has been a great addition to the truck utility wise and has also added and enhanced style that turns heads all over town.

I’ll make sure to include some more info on my future build thread about the engineering and science that went into this particular Integrated BedBed project.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh265/mrmattfeeney/HPIM6169.jpg

-mrmatt

[Brody]

Love the multi axis, double stack up design....and the custom tool tie downs!

Nice score on the flat bed! Even if you don't like the overall design of it, the base platform can be easily modified pretty much any way you would want, including an under bed spare relocation.

Put some feelers out for the regular pick up bed. Even though it has some rust and dings it may be better than the bed someone else has on their Yota.....

[Patrolman]

Nice find! I would have snagged that same bed for the truck. It will serve your purposes well! Congrats on the find!

[Brody]

Here is a picture of a really clean, simple and nicely designed flat bed on yet another Yota. This used very easy to work with square stock and came out very nice.

Although the flat bed design is nice and looks good, check out the ass engineered (ass engineering is ass engineering, no matter who does it, who owns the rig, where the rig is located, etc.) rear shock positioning. Angled shocks are designed to get more flex out of the not so flexible stock shock locations. Overkill on the angle( and I saw this in action on a JeepXJ I was following on Spring Creek one year) pretty much defeats the purpose as the shocks end up having no room to compress. The Yota in this picture has all of about 3-4" before his shocks bottom out....

And before the overly sensitive people who have complained about my lack of sensitivity when I refer to ass engineering as just that on someone's rig that isn't on or involved with the forum and the ass engineering picture is something I pulled off the internet, I really and truly don't care if I 'hurt' this guys feelings or not. He should fix his shocks.

[Haku]

Here is a picture of a really clean, simple and nicely designed flat bed on yet another Yota. This used very easy to work with square stock and came out very nice.

Although the flat bed design is nice and looks good, check out the ass engineered (ass engineering is ass engineering, no matter who does it, who owns the rig, where the rig is located, etc.) rear shock positioning. Angled shocks are designed to get more flex out of the not so flexible stock shock locations. Overkill on the angle( and I saw this in action on a JeepXJ I was following on Spring Creek one year) pretty much defeats the purpose as the shocks end up having no room to compress. The Yota in this picture has all of about 3-4" before his shocks bottom out....

And before the overly sensitive people who have complained about my lack of sensitivity when I refer to ass engineering as just that on someone's rig that isn't on or involved with the forum and the ass engineering picture is something I pulled off the internet, I really and truly don't care if I 'hurt' this guys feelings or not. He should fix his shocks.

That guy has all kinds of bad going on with the suspension, the shocks just a part of it. I can't tell if those are buggy leafs or not, but they sure look like it. Might just be a weird lowered shackle mount though. Seems like that suspension was designed for minimal up travel and a ton of droop. Still, those shocks are doing next to nothing as far as dampening, and I bet it side hills like crap too. With more height, thats how the PO did them on mine and it sucks off camber. I know with my flatbed will have them mounted as straight up and down as possible. With the wider axle, I might even be able to mount them outside the frame.

[Mporter]

all of about 3-4" before his shocks bottom out....

I don't even know if he has that much room between the tire and the bed...