New England B.S. Thread

Just my opinion, but I would find a longer exhaust tip..to me it looks weird from the back when it's only a few inches long...

 

Actually looks pretty good for Home cheopo lumber lol

PM cam, he recently chopped off his shiny exaust tips, not sure what they were

Lol. If i can tell it is twisted by the picture that bitch must rock pretty bad. Gatta crown your 2x12's man!

 

if im correct the trd tip is about the same size, and evan i'll pm him

 

Next time you need to build something like this, ask here first. I'm an electrician and could have helped you design a better, lighter, stronger, and cheaper way to build this. Imagine what a real carpenter could recommend...

Chris

 

Screws. Out of nails for my framing nailer.

But seriously my driveway is in direct sun all day with vehicles parked. Plus we have divots from the dumpster when I gutted the house a few years ago.

It's a bed. Gonna have some flat storage totes underneath.

I'm only using it for camping really.

I pulled my seats out

Yeah this was just built in haste. I'm going camping Friday and have been putting off this build for too long and just wanted to get it done. I'll be revisiting the design at a later date. I just want the laids, I don't care what it looks like lol

 

^truth.
A real carpenter probably would have built the sides out of plywood. And a real carpenter would have probably put the 2x4s up top on edge instead of on the flat to carry more than twice the load. The bottom would also probably be solid plywood instead of 2x4s to allow for more space plus a uniform surface to slide things in and out. and if he was really ganna do it right he would buy some 60" 500lb drawer slides and build a giant drawer box for pull out storage. Maybe add a pivoting strut so the drawer has assist open and self closing past a certain point.

 

Yeah definitely going plywood next time around... Lol

 

No work here
Under 30 secs and wolla a bed in a bag

 

So are you an electrician? or a carpenter?

 

I'm making a bed for 2, plus I removed my rear dual deck storage, so my floor is anything but flat

 

That's true..I didn't think of that....

 

Alex, you'll want to put something over those 2x4's. 1/4" plywood, maybe. Otherwise you're going to have an uncomfortable night.

 

I have 1/2" waiting to be cut down to length

 

Damn that's going to be heavy. How are you securing it to the truck?

 

Probably by throwing his bag on top of it

 

1/2 inch seems excessive for just a top sheet.
How much do you weigh?!

1/4 inch should be more than enough to hold you up, unless you're built like this guy:

 

Rachet straps of course .

 

Plywood missile ftw

 

Ratchet straps to the 4 d-rings in the floor

 

why not attach some d-rings or similar to the frame, secure the plywood to the frame with screws, and use a turnbuckle to properly secure the whole unit. The added cost is nominal, and with the 2x12 or w/e you are using for the sides of the frame they will be more than stout enough to attach a d-ring to.