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69lsxamx
04-08-2014, 09:35 AM
If you would post pictures of custom made bed covers. I'm wanting to build one for my lightning out of sheet metal and a aluminum frame. I wanted to see if anyothers have been done and how they turned out.
1truckguy78
04-08-2014, 07:14 PM
The guys at west bend dyno built this one. Carbon fiber panels in a custom aluminum frame.
Those boys are incredible!
Austin97C1500
04-09-2014, 05:10 PM
That's awesome. I bought my truck with a fiberglass flush mount bed cover but it was so frigging heavy I took it off. For now it's also used as a truck some times and I'm hauling stuff in the bed.
Damn True
04-09-2014, 05:16 PM
93496
jerome
04-10-2014, 06:34 AM
Anyone have experience building bedcovers with an aluminum composite material such as this (http://alpolic-usa.com/products/)?
Looking for ideas how to do a flush mount with a weatherstripped edge, holes for roll cage rear bars to enter the bedcover, and hinge it for access.
1truckguy78
04-10-2014, 07:36 PM
Wish i did. Heck, come to the optima street car challenge at road america and talk to them in person. Haha
struck by Lightning
04-11-2014, 08:19 AM
If you would post pictures of custom made bed covers. I'm wanting to build one for my lightning out of sheet metal and a aluminum frame. I wanted to see if anyothers have been done and how they turned out.
Talk to Alex (871BOLT) on the NLOC lightning forum. He has and is presently building a custom cover for another lightning owner. http://www.nloc.net/vbforum/bala/
struck by Lightning
04-11-2014, 08:22 AM
93496
LOL.... Now that's one heck of a bed cover.
vintageracer
04-11-2014, 01:57 PM
Our bed cover
jlcustomz
04-11-2014, 04:52 PM
Built mine from .063 aluminum.While it has a 59 chevy fin style to it, It serves the hidden task of larger dry, locked, & hidden carrying capacity. Weighs a little over 80 lbs in it's blown up size, which is far less than a flush Gaylords cover.Besides, didn't really want any part of my truck to be GAY.
These are both outdated pics of the vehicle , but the best bedcover pics I had.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif (http://s1094.photobucket.com/user/jlcustomz1/media/DSC00791_zps9ba3eac9.jpg.html)
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2014/04/DSC00075-1.jpg (http://s1094.photobucket.com/user/jlcustomz1/media/DSC00075.jpg.html)
My first flush bedcover had a thin aluminum angle edge, aircraft style wood framing with a slight top arch, & a 3/32" fiberglass skin. Cover weighed less than 50 lbs by itself.
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