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Bow · 02-01-2010, 08:04 AM

Well, I decided it was time to try something else, and best of all, I got the time to do it...

What better to do on a Sunday morning in 45 degree weather?

I sourced the wood and built a partial bed cover for the truck.

4 - 1x12x4 white pine
1 - 1x10x8 white pine
1 - 2x2x8 pine

My bed is 54.75" wide at the rails
1x12 boards are NOT 12" wide!
1x10 boards are NOT 10" wide!

However, if you place 4 of the 1x12s and 1 of the 1x10s side by side, you get 54.375 (54 3/8) wide...

I have a 6' bed, so 4' long is plenty... and it is currently recessed into the bed about 3/8"

Here it is...

The Best part?
The first run to work this morning gained me 3 MPG Avg... 27.1! and in 37 degree weather!!

It cost me about $35 for materials...

Now I'm thinking about a belly pan...

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Bow Old School Hashiriya Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 87 Fred - '98 Nissan Frontier XE 90 day: 26.57 mpg (US) Thanks: 8 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Partial Bed Cover- '98 Frontier Well, I decided it was time to try something else, and best of all, I got the time to do it... What better to do on a Sunday morning in 45 degree weather? I sourced the wood and built a partial bed cover for the truck. 4 - 1x12x4 white pine 1 - 1x10x8 white pine 1 - 2x2x8 pine My bed is 54.75" wide at the rails 1x12 boards are NOT 12" wide! 1x10 boards are NOT 10" wide! However, if you place 4 of the 1x12s and 1 of the 1x10s side by side, you get 54.375 (54 3/8) wide... I have a 6' bed, so 4' long is plenty... and it is currently recessed into the bed about 3/8" Here it is... The Best part? The first run to work this morning gained me 3 MPG Avg... 27.1! and in 37 degree weather!! It cost me about $35 for materials... Now I'm thinking about a belly pan... __________________ Bow Last edited by Bow; 02-01-2010 at 08:18 AM..