Bed Basket Project

Thanks guys

If anyone is interested in making your own and want any info on how it's made just pm me.

But i'll see if I can find a way to make one or two more and sell them in my area if they're is enough interest?

 

Do you have any close up pics of the mounting points? Specifically, pics of how you used the bed rails.

 

Really nice. Very professional looking. Great job!!

 

Yeah that thing is pretty cool!

 

Thanks guys

Finally got the rust out of one of the cans so now it holds gas.
i'm hoping to get the hi lift mounts made soon.

I'll work on getting a picture of the rail mounts

 

Man this thing is awesome, looks good, do you just hold everything down with tie downs?

 

i use a variety of tie downs

the tire is actually held down with the stock winch that holds it under the car, but i flipped it upsidedown and welded it to the cross bars

the gas cans are tied in with straps

the fire extinguisher has the mount that is bolted in

for the hi-lift i welded some flat stock and drilled holes through them that lines up with the jack.....so i gas that on is bolted in

and the duffle bag is tied in

 

Ya, This whole modding my truck thing would be so much easier if I knew how to weld, looks pretty nice man.

 

thanks, i learned to weld just for this haha

it tends to make things a lot cheaper!

 

Awesome work! I miss tucson.

 

thanks, if u hang around here saturday you might get to check it out

and i'd like to check urs out of course

 

I sorta have a blueprint made I'm adding in the measurements now

 

sick man, i can't wait to see how it turns out. are you ganna make it the same size as mine? also one thing to take into consideration; remember how with basket at the same level as the rails, you won't be able to fit a cooler under it. unless you have a cooler lower than mine. cuz we ran into that problem at my house.

 

Yeah its going be the same size.

Oh yeah I remembered that because I'm making it so I can side this hardcore plastic tub under it to hold my new camping junk. Its like a Action Packer but bigger stronger and cheaper then the xl one.

Can you tell me how wide the part is where you mounted the hi-lift whenever you get a chance.?

 

how wide the bars that hold in the hi lift, or how wide the bars they rest on?

 

How wide is the part that holds the jack. like the width of your jack basically.

 

it's about 1". but u'd be better off going a little wider, cuz the jack is just as wide so it gets jammed in even when i un-bolt it. like a 1 1/4" would be good

and don't make them too tall. the one next to the base can't be more than 2 3/4"

but i made mine a little more complicated then they needed to be

i made an H so the jack sits in the hopen top and rests on the horizontal piece....not sure why i did it that way. so the overal hight it 3 3/4, by the jack only takes up 2 3/4"

 

Cool Thanks.

You know how you welded the spare holder on to the frame? I think I'm going to make it so it can be a bolt on so if I want to use the basket for other stuff I can take it off and not have it sticking up.

 

yah, thats a good idea. with that tire on there i don't have much room to fit other stuff....just 2 duffle bags.

are you ganna do the same gas can set up?

 

Yeah I think so. One for gas and one for water though. I would have started already but I'm waiting on my damn saw to come in. lol You can't do much if you can't the damn pipe.

I may add another holder on the other side like the one used for the hi lift and use it to mount an ax and shovel.