[swamp rat]

I cant thank you enough for posting the pic's! I was trying to figure out how to make a backing plate like you did with the bed material in the last pic, i have no excess bed material right now, guess i have to find some..

One question i have is if you flanged the bed cuttout with a flanger tool? or did you just cut the opening the same size as your flip door assy?

I talked to a guy i work with who does body work on the side, he recomended not using squair or rectangle pieces but rather oval shapes when spot welding in a door assy. he said it will help minimise warpage, he also recomended flanging the opening so the piece overlaps the bed, spot weld it in then use seam sealer on the back side..

I am still pretty petrafide of cutting my bed... even tho its just steel.. :p