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I will be making this a continuing post, this is going to show an ongoing project of putting a flat bed on my truck.
Here will be some photos and video.

Keep in mind, the material is all scrapped from different things that i have gotten so it may not be to pretty sometimes.

You can discuss this flat bed here : www.shtfm.com/trucks-cars/diy-197 ... t7986.html

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Ok i asked for peoples opinions on where to mount the box and did not get to many replies so i was not going to mount it but then i had an idea and turned it sideways and seemed to fit OK so i then mounted...

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Adding a tool box to the flat bed ?

So the tool box now sticks out about 8 inches .
My questioin is should i mount it and then dove tail the back...

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This is part 2 of a series of posts for making my flat bed for my 1976 J-10 Jeep
The reason it looks so high is it is 4x4 so it needs tire clearance and I hope to possibly put a little bigger tires on...

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I will be making this a continuing post, this is going to show an ongoing project of putting a flat bed on my truck.
Here will be some photos and video.

Keep in mind, the material is all scrapped from...

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I think we need to post the paint pictures, I didn't see them here.

d80bill wrote:Johnny, I think having the box set side ways is better because if you had a trailer hitched up you would have limited access to the boxes. Good work!

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Johnny, I think having the box set side ways is better because if you had a trailer hitched up you would have limited access to the boxes. Good work!

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A couple of thoughts...

Is it watertight? Crossing a stream could fill your tools with water and silt.

If a tool bounces out of the drawers, is it going to wedge and jam the drawer? Can you get it out...

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Some times it looks sounds better than it works. Point that box is pretty deep, and with various types and sizes of tools bashing around, might sound like a freight train coming at ya. With every thing...

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