Redneck bodywork

[UncleBubba]

My bed started cracking due to to much weight on the headache rack, I’m guessing. So I pulled it in the shop and with a TIG and die grinder I did some bodywork... what do ya think?

[STX_Shooter]

Looks good

[quarterback]

Nailed it!

[Arrowflinger84]

looks good to me

[Pstraw]

It is a work truck, right? Looks just fine to me.

[brianlg31]

Looks good.

What make is the truck? I only ask because my ford did the same only has a full blown hole where it cracked and fell out. It’s a work truck, so I tell everyone its a bullet hole from the ghetto

[UncleBubba]

Looks good.

What make is the truck? I only ask because my ford did the same only has a full blown hole where it cracked and fell out. It’s a work truck, so I tell everyone its a bullet hole from the ghetto

That's funny right there! It's a 2017 Ram 2500. Only the outer shell was cracked, if it happens again I'll weld her up again. I USE my truck so I wasn't surprised it happened.

[UncleBubba]

It was worse than I initially thought. The whole area around the pocket is cracked and some missing. So here goes redneck bodywork 2.0!

[Rubberdown]

That is what i was going to say. It'll crack again. So... cut the back out and reinforce it all from the back and then weld it back together.

[Hammer-1]

Wow! The title mislead me. I was going to give advice on Redneck meal planning and weight loss exercise that worked for me when my bed cracked one night.

I'll throw one in for free though
Get rid of fried foods. After losing 85# (45yrs old)my Doctor says my health is better than most 20 yr olds.

Nice fix it job.


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[Gunnyart]

That looks pretty good.

My wife crushed in the side of my truck a week after I got it. I fixed it best I could but it was far from perfect so I put a big sticker over it to distract the eye... Now THAT'S redneck.

[ramrod]

You need the angle iron on the bottom of the headache rack to go all around the bed sides and back glass, to better distribute the weight.

[UncleBubba]

You need the angle iron on the bottom of the headache rack to go all around the bed sides and back glass, to better distribute the weight.

That’s my plan! Finally finished welding and got it primed, I’ll paint it in the morning.

[UncleBubba]

My dad suggested I have someone paint an American flag here instead of actually painting it... what do y’all think?

[camoclad]

Merica