Here are some pics I took at Gearheads Garage when I went to check on the progress of the flatbed installation and to make some decisions so they could proceed. We had to change out the B&W hitch that I had on the truck to a standard welded plate hitch. By changing the hitch out we are able to set the bed down on the frame lowering it about 1.5" and making it all work out perfect with lining up with the back windows and body lines.
The first picture was without the sides. The bed was resting on the truck lift so we could line everything up and make our decisions.
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You will not notice till I post a before and after pic of the truck but the above picture has the front end lifted about 2-2.5". This will level it out when fully loaded to match all the lift from the new rear springs.
We put the bed sides on to see how they fit and what it will look like when all done. They are going to plug the hole in the top center of the back of the cab for the third stop light and add a new white LED light to the center of the headache rack for lighting up the bed at night.
The guys also have a paint shop and did an awesome job on painting the back of the cab. I will post those pics later once I have them. Ford decided to save some money by not painting any portion of the cab or bed that was not visible once the truck was fully assembled. So, once you take the old bed off the back of the cab needed repainted. They put rock guard on most of it to protect it from flying debris and touched up the rest to make it perfect.
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| 2005 F350 6.0L Aluma flat bed installation and lift kit. |
I went out in the pasture to check on my new calf and noticed some major changes in the creek this winter. The straight part of the creek where the pigs played in the mud with the kids last summer cut through completely this winter during the major thaw. This stopped the water from flowing the way it has for the last few centuries and now the creak bed is exposed where it wasn't in the past.
The spring stream from between the fields across the creek still dumps into the old creek so there will still be water there....just an entirely new ecosystem!
I wanted to let everyone know that Legacy's first calf is doing great and is actually very friendly. She will let me walk right up and pet her and really likes her chin scratched! We are going to name her Erica after her grandmother. I can't wait to show you all my finished truck project!!! Talk to everyone soon.
Kenny
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