In the past month I bought a used high top bed cap, new rear tires, got a spare wheel/tire, built a better hillbilly tailgate solution than my first design, and built a sleeping platform in the bed of the '85. I will be living out of it from late May to mid August while travelling the country this summer.
The new tailgate setup and topper. The bed is totally rusted away where the tailgate hinges go so massive reconstruction would be required to repair it properly. Yes that is spray foam insulation oozing between the bed floor and rear door. This bed is essentially junk due to rot anyway so at this point I don't feel bad about such crappy repairs. I also made a new rear bed floor cross-member out of 2x4's because the original is MIA courtesy of the 6 month long road salted winters in NH.
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An interior view of the setup. I have a 4" thick foam pad that I will put on top of the platform.
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The front 2/3rd's of the platform lifts up for easier access to things underneath.
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