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ccrider · 12-19-2009, 02:14 PM

here is my progress today. i have 2 more supports made that go in the middle of the bed. i will cut them depending on how much i can bow the upper piece of wood up to make it rounded. i hope to get it to bow up 1 1/2" in the center of the bed. if you notice the front support is rounded on the top and the back one is flat. the 2nd support back(that is not in the picture) is going to have a very little round to the top and the 3rd one is going to be flat like the back one. also the side angle lays down as it goes to the back of the truck. this was done so that the top piece of wood remains the same size all the way to the back of the truck. i am going to run the top piece of plywood 6" past the rear support to create a kammback and so when i pan off the bottom of the truck i will pan it off to the back of the bumper so the kammback will end at the same point as the bottom pan. the sides pieces of plywood at the top of the piece will be the same 6" past the rear support and the bottom of the piece will be cut back to the tailgate making a pie shape from the side.

feel free to give me advice.i would rather change it now than after it is built.

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ccrider EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: poughquag new york USA Posts: 69 old red taco - '02 toyota tacoma regular cab 90 day: 29.49 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 27 Times in 15 Posts	here is my progress today. i have 2 more supports made that go in the middle of the bed. i will cut them depending on how much i can bow the upper piece of wood up to make it rounded. i hope to get it to bow up 1 1/2" in the center of the bed. if you notice the front support is rounded on the top and the back one is flat. the 2nd support back(that is not in the picture) is going to have a very little round to the top and the 3rd one is going to be flat like the back one. also the side angle lays down as it goes to the back of the truck. this was done so that the top piece of wood remains the same size all the way to the back of the truck. i am going to run the top piece of plywood 6" past the rear support to create a kammback and so when i pan off the bottom of the truck i will pan it off to the back of the bumper so the kammback will end at the same point as the bottom pan. the sides pieces of plywood at the top of the piece will be the same 6" past the rear support and the bottom of the piece will be cut back to the tailgate making a pie shape from the side. feel free to give me advice.i would rather change it now than after it is built.