6x6 Power Wagon Project

[Greg Coffin]

I had one of my minions (daughter Lindsay) give me a hand slipping it into the hinge pocket. It would have been a bear otherwise.

[Greg Coffin]

Here's my current punch list. Things are moving forward, but very slowly. Still planning/hoping to make it to the Rally in 2019.

I've started working on the bed sides. I hope to have some progress pictures up soon.

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[Alxj64]

I'll get on those bracket revisions this weekend and hopefully get em out to ya by Monday morning.

[Greg Coffin]

Thanks so much Alex. I'm looking forward to adding your excellent work to the project.

[Greg Coffin]

The fabrication of the new bed for the 6x6 has begun. I picked up 2 complete civilian short beds last month, and I've started cutting and swapping parts between the two. One of the beds is in much better shape, so I'm using that for the majority of the parts. The other bed will donate misc parts that are needed for the stretching process.

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I picked up a sweet little spot weld cutter from Harbor Freight, and I have to say it works very well once I got the hang of it. It only comes with one cutter, but after cutting 40+ welds with it today it is still quite sharp. Not bad for a $5.00 purchase, and saved me about $300 in new parts.

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Below is one of the front stake pockets that I had to cut the welds off of. The pocket has to be moved back about 8" to make room for the cab. As you can see there won't be much room between the front of the fender and the front of the bed.

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I found a shop that could make the extension pieces for the bed. The guy did an incredible job matching the contour of the bed side. It will need a little massaging into place, but it's going to work great. Once it's welded up I will graft the top section from the other bed.

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Next on the list is to buy a set of rear fenders. I have to cut them in half and mount them to the bed side halves to figure out exactly where the sides will sit between the cab and the rear bumpers.

[Greg Coffin]

Here's where I think the rear cross sill will have to be for the fenders to line up with the wheels, about 2" forward of the rear bumpers. The tailgate won't be able to drop all the way down in this location, which is handy to be able to do. I'll need to see how the fenders look in relation to the wheels before I can make a final decision. I just have to wait for fenders to show up, and I hate waiting.....

Rear Cross Sill (6).JPG

[aeblank]

Why can't I see the pictures posted to this thread (and other threads)?
I just get "Invalid File Specified".

Sorry for the off-topic post. I just want to see your (assumed) awesome pictures!

[Matthew Welcher PWA]

I see some of the pictures in this article, are you seeing none at all? it could be due to where the pictures are hosted.

[aeblank]

I see some of the pictures in this article, are you seeing none at all? it could be due to where the pictures are hosted.

I see none in this thread. They're all showing as clickable links (so not in-line with the text).
This last picture links to "https://powerwagonadvertiser.com/forums/filedata/fetch?id=187693&d=1535842209" and says "invalid file specified" instead of showing a picture.
Pretty sure it started happening when the forum software changed. Still wish this forum was in tapatalk, but that's a separate subject. =)

[Greg Coffin]

All of the photos are hosted from this site.

[W_A_Watson_II]

aeblank, Currently Registered Users aren't able to see the images. Sorry.

[W_A_Watson_II]

I see none in this thread. They're all showing as clickable links (so not in-line with the text).
This last picture links to "https://powerwagonadvertiser.com/forums/filedata/fetch?id=187693&d=1535842209" and says "invalid file specified" instead of showing a picture.
Pretty sure it started happening when the forum software changed. Still wish this forum was in tapatalk, but that's a separate subject. =)

Please check again and see if it's working now?

[aeblank]

Please check again and see if it's working now?

They are not working.

[Pismopowerwagon]

Looking good Greg

[Greg Coffin]

Thanks Andy. Not much progress recently, but things will be picking up again in a couple weeks. Lots of prep work going on right now.