1997 - Volume #21, Issue #5, Page #36
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Homemade Body And Flatbed For Truck
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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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