New Floor! Ford Ranger Bed Repair || Ranger PT 2

[@jockodog2009]

It makes me grin when I see shadetree mechanics not cleaning out the bed before starting work. But someone with a shop? That to me is like a dirty shop. Not a whole lotta confidence-inspiring. Same with the mudflaps brackets. It's four bolts/2 on each side to zip off. Seems like a logical progression of tasks, like the filler neck and tail lights connectpr.

[@almierz4604]

Why did you use flat steel for the floor , You could have bought some Corrigated panels from Lowes for about 50 bucks and it would have looked like the old floor and probably cost less. Just curious.

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

The corrugated metal from places like lowes are for siding and roofing and is only 29 gauge. This customer uses this truck to haul wood and he wanted something tough. 29 gauge wouldn't take any abuse compared to the 1/8 flat steel I used here

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

Sure could've but the stuff from Lowes is way to thin. Line x is good stuff I agree but In my opinion it's not worth spraying that roofing metal

[@chadfabian3143]

What did you use for bed supports? Mine are rotten through and won't pass inspection?

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

You can buy the bed crossmember kits or use various metal like c channel or square tube

[@olivermeier2949]

What gives the bed strength when there are no raised ridges/corrugation on the replacement sheet?

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

The replacement sheet is at least twice as thick as factory

[@thomaswhite542]

Where did you get the bed from?Mine is a 99 Ranger xlt. Parts are obsolete. I would like to restore a lot of the truck. I've never done anything like that before. 😕

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

The metal came from a local steel distributor

[@tengzturiagaiii3185]

Hi, how thick was the new floor?

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

1/8th steel

[@tengzturiagaiii3185]

Thank you

[@rayfalcon777]

Why are the videos so short? dude they let you do 1 hour + videos now

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

I have a couple long ones but it takes my a few hours to upload a long video

[@WillyWanker1974]

Sorry if I missed it, but what gauge steel insert did you use?

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

I used 1/8th inch steel sheet

[@WillyWanker1974]

@Parker Motor Works thank you! Doing this to my sons truck and your videos are a HUGE help.

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

Glad it helps. There's one that the video freezes that I can't fix but everything becomes self explanatory once you cut it out. You can probably get away with something thinner but I like welding to 1/8th inch

[@tedgreatinbedchesney9916]

How much did this cost in material

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

Somewhere in the ballpark of 200 to 250. I dont remember exactly

[@ericthomas7474]

Can you just go over the old floor?

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

There would have been a weird height difference between the middle and the sides if I stacked them.

[@natemadamsify]

how much did you charge for this repair?

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

Whole thing was just under $900. If I were to do it again it would be at least $1400

[@timschmidt1928]

you don't explain the small details like the electrical connection plug "thats a easy one to do" NO IT IS NOT!!!@

[@ParkerMotorWorks]

Sometimes they can be tricky but nothing to hard about them

[@Robert-b7p4r]

What's the sense of making videos ,all you do is talk.