63 ranchero.. which direction to travel.

[h0trod]

ive got this ole ranchero,
sitting on a 89 F350 chassis.

recently took it to the rubicon, and....
i flopped it.
only real damage was the caved in pass side 1/4

well, replacing 1/4', making the bed separate, or trying to pull the 1/4 out, would roughly be the same
amount of work.

but now im having thoughts of building a flat bed behind the cab.
and taking the parts 1/4's i have, and mounting them to the flatbed, so they would be removeable.

im also going to be doing some sort of cage soon....

what would you do?

 

[Clb]

Idi swap it
hay bud
when ya score the red donor?

 

[h0trod]

Idi swap it
hay bud
when ya score the red donor?

$500 score from sac at the beginning of last week!
couldnt pass it up. rotted floors, but i got lots of parts for the wifes 62, including 5 lug stuff, grille, and some other odds and ends.

but primarily, for the bed on my 63

 

[arse_sidewards]

Unless it's impairing function I wouldn't even consider fixing that.

 

[holdmypocket]

Flat bed with removable bedsides makes the most sense for functionality/looks.

 

[BDK]

I don't understand why you would want to fix it, unless you are going to redo the entire body and paint.

 

[Clb]

For the car club peeps, a club/ extra cab, separate bed with flush mount toolbox.
for the trail, flatbed.
Flatbed with factory 1\4 ers for the win.

 

[welndmn]

Pound it mostly out, then make a guard for it.
I think making a flat bed would take a lot of 'cool' out of that.

 

[h0trod]

i would like to give it a paint job, just a single stage acrylic enamel. nothing special

i like the patina, but its been like this for the past 6 yrs, kind of over it.

i do drive this on the street, i own many customs.
i cant "just leave it"
i need to move forward and keep making it better.

im pretty sold on a flatbed and removeable 1/4's with a decent cage over the cab.

pull em off to go wheelin, and i wont have to vag foot it anymore!

disassembly is done minus a few other little pieces i need to pull off...
then commence to cutting

 

[h0trod]

like all my other projects,
lets see where this takes us....