Floating bed - not attached to body - ?

[Keeper]

Is anyone running a floating bed, or one that is not attached to the body? My bed is 30 inches long so it would not look weird being by itself. Though you would be able to see the frame on the bottom at the sides of the bed.

I was mocking things up last night when I placed the bed on top of the frame I built for it. Then I got one of those "why not" moments.

So does anyone run one that way? Only tweaking I would have to do is make sure the body lines match up, which would not take much work.

 

[RPM]

Is anyone running a floating bed, or one that is not attached to the body? My bed is 30 inches long so it would not look weird being by itself. Though you would be able to see the frame on the bottom at the sides of the bed.

I was mocking things up last night when I placed the bed on top of the frame I built for it. Then I got one of those "why not" moments.

So does anyone run one that way? Only tweaking I would have to do is make sure the body lines match up, which would not take much work.

We have not tried that, but "why not" sounds like it would work and you could attach it later on if you wanted to.

 

[fordsbyjay]

I think it would be nicer to have a separate bed myself. I wish my body was like that.

 

[409T]

The bed on our white T-bucket is about an inch away from the body. I called it a bed but it is really more of a box with a lid.

Jeff

 

[billretiree]

The bed on mine is not attached to the body. There is about 1/2 in between the body and the bed.

 

[Youngster]

On a stock T pickup and roadster there is a flange on the body that extends from about 10" up the curve on the rear. It covers the subframe for the body. At that point it's almost straight up to where the top of your box would be. The gap on one of those is about 3/4".

Ron

 

[Keeper]

Well that makes it easy, guess I will look into it a little more!

 

[T-Odd]

I don't think Paul's is attached.

 

[T-Odd]

 

[Keeper]

That is real close the the length of my bed as well. Looks good.

 

[Toms26T]

I built mine from scratch and it attaches to only the frame. I made it to cover 3" below the frame, The bed is bolted to the top of the frame and the sides.

 

[putz]

I don't think Paul's is attached.

I know for a fact it is not. I saw it when he was in the build process.

 

[putz]

More pics of Pauls bucket

His build links.
Fun begins

Wood in body