Homemade Body And Flatbed For Truck

Homemade Body And Flatbed For Truck TRUCKS Modifications 21-5-36 I built the body and flatbed for this truck over the last two winters in my spare time. The "doorless" design allows me to hop in and out either side with ease. I started with a rusted out 1974 Chevy 4-WD 1/2-ton pickup equipped with 350 cu. in. engine. I stripped it down to the chassis and built the hood and cab out of 3/8-in. thick sheet steel. I put a step at the bottom of each door and used a bucket seat out of an old van for the driver's seat. The 8 ft. sq. flatbed is built from galvanized bleachers I got from a nearby high school. The bleacher seat sections mount on crossmembers I made out of I-beam. The truck comes in handy for everything from fixing fence to picking rocks to hauling two 5 by 7-ft. round bales. Cost $1,200 to make the conversion. (Cash Biros, R.R. 1 Reed Rd., Mazon, Ill. 60444; ph 815 448-2207).

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