Things are going really fast on the 45 project now. It will have a flat bed either way. I was all set to cut the rear frame just behing the spring hangers and got cold feet. It would still give me a 5 foot bed. I think that I know what I will do but..... I need someone to hold me :eek:

Sawzall solves all!

Don't know about the holding you part, but I will hand you the liquid wrench:D :D Cut that thing & please post some pics for us to see.

i hate to see a perfectly good 45 get cut and personally would never be able to do it...if you do go flatbed and bob it, that'd be awesome..what are you going to do w/ the original bed if you go flat bed?...

I could never find a tail gate so I sold the bed. My only options now are flat bed or the Canadian aluminum bed. By the time it got here and I installed it I would be looking at $2500. Flat bed = $500 or less. I could also wheel it with a flat bed. It is far from stock so original value is not really an issue. If I do cut the frame I will save the part so it can be put back on. I am only talking about the last 16 inches or so. You can look under yours and you will see what I am looking at.

Keep the opinions comeing. Any one want to help me make the flat bed.:beer:

yeah go flatbed..that would be soo cool...now youve got me thinking of making a detachable flatbed that i can take on and off, for when i go wheeling moderatly and dont want to risk denting or scraping the bed...plus flatbeds just look so sick!

Mike
Sounds like you are sill working on the bed. If you bob the frame you will still have the very long wheel base . I don't think I would cut the frame. Your truck is to nice. Why don't you look for a short wheel base 45 or 40 just to use as a beater for wheeling? I pick up a basket case 45 short for a $100 yesterday. Frame looks OK. Body and bed are shot but might be able to take a 40 and the top and back from the 45 and make a flat bed 45 again. Here is some thing that might work for your bed. Try and find a Toyota Scout bed I have one that I think I will use on my Trail 45 Good luck Keep in touch
Roger

Mike cut the dam thing.
The sawzall will give you plenty of support ;-)

the questions is are you building a wheeler or are you building a show truck. It is not really all that hard to reclaim lost sections of frame. so if you really want to use the beast just lob the end off. Besides, It will look so cool....:D

I wish I was up there to give you a hand. I STILL want to see that thing!!!

I need to get off of my ass and pay the $20 so I can post the pictures!

look at mudrak's 45.

That would give you a few ideas.

:smokin: :beer: :usa:

Originally posted by mikec
I need to get off of my ass and pay the $20 so I can post the pictures!

Send them to me. I can post pics on tuesday...

can you say:

HELL YEAH


every good tue, needs a bobbing!!

seriously, it'll be that "something different" yet more different

bob it, you can always add when you sell
if ya sell!!

hey roids - i dont know what these guys problem is with bobbing such a common vehicle hey :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

yah, they are rare over there, i heard they stopped bringing them in, sometime in the 1960's or something, whereas we got them here until 1984

my cousin (housemate) has a HJ47, turbo, 5 speed, 4 wheel discs, full fibreglass body, 35 muds, twin ARBs, and i cut over a metre off the back of that FAWKER, its also a modified extra cab, with tipping tray, and PTO winch, on board air, its pretty SIK!!! we broke out the 9 inch over a serious weekend, and hacked up most of the back!!

but no joke, i see 2 or 3, 45s a day here!!!

and to get a chassis, EASY, so if old mate bobs his, and then wants to restore to original, just hoi us, we'll send a good chassis over, couldnt be that hard, or just get a troopie chassis and bung a tray on it!!! (craigs started life as an army troop carrier, soft top)

Yeah I see at 6 or more a day, almost always flatbeds.
They have problems over there. The majority of utes over here are flatbeds, any make, nissan, landcruiser, hilux etc.
It must be a big deal to have a flatbed ute!!!

Goddammn you Aussies!! Would you stop talking about all your 45's, 7x's, diesels, etc... already :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Stop teasing us :usa:

hey mike! don't cut the frame. the rig is too clean and too rare to do that. i'm not trying to sound like a wuss here but how much wheelin' are ya gonna do with it that would warrant chopping off the rear of the frame. flatbed it and call it good!!!!
PS: still got that cabinet? pm me if you want to work out some kind of deal on it. thanks, georg.;)

You know what fellow yanks...I got so sick of da bloody aussi's talking trash about what we gots over here I decided to go over and check em out my self...maby deliver a pounding while I'm at it...any one wanna joing me? I'm heading out in mid-march....so Aussi's don't be a sus and take a beating like a real flaming Dorris... :smokin:

Get yr ass to QLD and we will take ya wheeling

With Dual Cabs
Diesel 4 Runner's
Diesel shorys etc

Madness

We have prob more 45/47 tray backs than shorties we can still buy a brand new 78 series tray back we have never had a year that they were not available since the 60s.

We get all the good stuff
Cruiser tray backs from '60s till current
Shorties from '60s till about '90
Toy pickups(hilux)Available solid axle from'81 till '97 also in dual cabs till current
4 runners solid axle from '84 till '86
All available with diesel and some turbo diesel.
We got enough of all these vehicles that they go to the scrap yards all the time.

:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

ruff is right - last week i was getting some bits for my 4 runner

went to southside 4x4 wreckers

there is like 30 4 Runners sitting there - about 20 were SA -- mostly diesel :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:


Pick up a good 2.4L Diesel and Gearbox for about $1000US :p

Yeah, in OZ..Cruiser guys are like the Jeep guys here and the Jeep guys are like the Cruiser guys.

In Oz the jeep guy is the outcast but the Cruiser driver is the "commoner"

Smarter, yes, but commoner all the same.

(jealousy talk);)