Bed removal

[69rangerman]

As with just about everything involving my new truck, this will be the first time I've tried this.
I'm pretty motivated to remove the bed and do some clean up/rust prevention/painting with por 15 and spray can under bed/wheel wells, and as much frame etc. as I can get to.
How does the bed come off? Just the bolts?
How many guys will it take to lift the long bed off, move over into my wifes parking space (still in negotiations) and set down on suitable supports for crawling under and around? How long will this operation take with 2-4 hours a night devoted?

Finally, If I por-15 the bed and spray can it while tacky can I do a roll on bedliner on top of that?

Thanks!
Tom

[460 crew]

4-6 people and about an hour of wrenching providing the cairrage bolts stay put in their square holes. Don't forget the 2 that are under the rear of the bed and the rear bumper should be taken off also. Remember to disconnect the taillight wiring, and any hoses for the filler neck if you have any extra tanks other than the in cab one.

[FORDification]

Depending on how physically-fit you are, two guys can lift a LWB box off. I and another forum member did that last summer when I sold a box to him. Of course, my arms got stretched out a couple of inches, but still....

[460 crew]

Keith you must be a little more active than me because my dad and I were a little strained moving my SB by ourselves last year.

[69rangerman]

I made the right choice in vehicles...big pieces of metal held together with nuts and bolts with experienced support group from all corners of the world to help. It don't git no better.
Sounds like a project I can handle. Thanks for the advice guys.
Tom

[Sharkdance]

69rangerman,

You just made the right choice in vehicles period! And your right, "It don't git no better" than this.
We all owe Keith big time because he is the one that makes the support group possible by supplying us with a great forum to hash things out and stay motivated.

I dont know about crawling around on my back underneath an 8' bed on supports especialy when your trying to paint it with POR or something like that. Gravity WORKS! And if your anything like me that stuff will be all over the place.
I think Id rather flip the bed over, maybe on some old tires or something and work on the bottom of it that way.
At least gravity would work with you instead of against you that way and maybe get some of that POR to ooze down into the cracks and crevices that you might miss painting it with a brush upside down. Plus its harder for the bed to fall on you if its not above you.

I dont think you can roll Bedliner over POR15. But if your talking about the inside of your bed then Hurculiner/Rhinoliner will be just fine if you clean and prep it well.

[67RED]

i have removed a short bed myself. wasnt easy but i did it.

[splavin90]

took me 4 guys to get it off, 6 guys to get it back on.

UBER HEAVY!

[69rangerman]

Good tip on flipping the bed upside down. That light bulb would have gone on as I watched the first drop of por 15 hit my forehead.

I guess I was thinking that, as a daily driver which I intend to use for actually carrying stuff, I would por 15 the inside of the bed as well for max durability ( I want to be able to forget about rust ruining a very good bed in rainy Florida). Then I could lay down a rubber mat or something without trapping moisture against the bed interior. According to everything I've read I could always later paint the bed a matching body color after using the tie-prep.

Would you recommend por 15 for the interior in this situation?

If so, would I need to remove the paint and primer that is currently in the bed?

What would be the fastest/best way if so?

Would I por 15 before applying bead material/cauld to bed seams?

Thanks for the guidance,
Tom

[71 LONG BED]

We all owe Keith big time because he is the one that makes the support group possible by supplying us with a great forum to hash things out and stay motivated.

It is like a magazine for '67/'72 Fords that has new material in it every time you sit on the bowl and pick it up! I didn't go out looking for bumpside, I just came accross it and liked it. I always liked the body style but I had now idea how much I'd be sucked into this truck. I bought it so I'd have something fun to drive on the weekends and now I'm hooked! FORDification definitely was a huge factor once I saw how many of us were out there. Thanks Keith.

Sorry to get off the topic...

[ford429pi]

I removed my bed, attached some trailer/brake lights and drove from Texas to Colorado bedless to pick up a rust free bed I'd won on ePay! That was the only way I could think of to safely transport it.

I removed my original rusty bed's tailgate and then attached a chain to the tailgate hinge bolts on each side. My brother and I lifted the front of the bed and slid a 2x8 between the bed and frame. Used an engine hoist to lift the chain/rear of the bed, my brother and I lifted the front. Very easy on the back this way! Had my 10 year old nephew drive the truck forward out from under the bed. We then had my nephew slide 4 milk crates on car casters under the old bed and rolled it toward the garage.

I have photos, but they're not scanned yet. This was prior to my acquiring a digital camera.

[gonzalo medina]

Those milk crates rule....I have my bed resting on those things as well.

[Big D's 69]

I removed my bed, attached some trailer/brake lights and drove from Texas to Colorado bedless to pick up a rust free bed I'd won on ePay! That was the only way I could think of to safely transport it.

I removed my original rusty bed's tailgate and then attached a chain to the tailgate hinge bolts on each side. My brother and I lifted the front of the bed and slid a 2x8 between the bed and frame. Used an engine hoist to lift the chain/rear of the bed, my brother and I lifted the front. Very easy on the back this way! Had my 10 year old nephew drive the truck forward out from under the bed. We then had my nephew slide 4 milk crates on car casters under the old bed and rolled it toward the garage.

I have photos, but they're not scanned yet. This was prior to my acquiring a digital camera.

Man now that is a guy who is thinking. Adapt and over come. My bed will be coming off in a day or two so I can get ti stripped and sand blasted.