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99 to life, yes, the fun will begin soon.

Oldman3,yes, as always lots of pictures. I know everyone love them , me too.

Fountain, good, I will be glad to show you how I do it. Hopefully it will help.

Well it was not on the 51 but it was on my buddies f100 that I bagged a few months ago. I am making a aluminium bed cover. I cut back the front of the bed so the cover would not come above the 45° bed angles. Fords front panel comes to the top of them. I replaced the top tube with a piece of 1x1 tubing. It has threaded holes in it and I made a 1/8 plate on the outside of the bed and then sandwiched a SST piano hinge between the bed sheet metal and the box tubing. Then cut the aluminium box with my miter saw and drilled and tapped it also. Then tig welded it all together. I then sawed the aluminum sheet to the size I needed and I will bend it this week. I had to buy a 5'x10' piece because the bed is 49" wide and then it gets 1" legs bent on it. It should be really nice for a boat load less than the ones they sell. Here are some pictures.

Shannon
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