I Built A WOOD Bed For My Toyota Truck!!

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[@Max-ik9qb]

DO NOT PAINT THE TRUCK, DO NOT PAINT THE TRUCK, DO NOT PAINT THE TRUCK!!!!! PATINA, PATINA, PATINA!!!!!!! 😅😅😅 only thing I'd add is to "fake patina" treat that roll pan to match the rest of the truck. The black looks off from the rest and you can treat it already installed. Awesome job as usual!

[@vfeuer9236]

First time I see Austin fixing something by kicking it hahaha

[@NagawieckiFAB]

Andrew Camarata style 😂

[@roberthaynes387]

Yeah I loved the kicking also. Lol

[@miguelgutierrez7514]

Good Job Friend. Greetings from Venezuela................

[@SagerL]

يجمع الاتربة والأوساخ تحته الخشب ويسرع في الصدأ بس حلو 👏🏻

[@henriklavett]

Absolutely love the look of the truck! The shiny bolts in the wood could have been a little more darker. Maybe sandblasted and the blue liquid that turns them black.

[@johnstephen8116]

Great idea for an old truck Fyi I would think about using an old bike tube or flexible hose to put on the chains on the tailgate or else they make a racket going down the road the old school trucks used to have those on the chains the bed turned out awesome well done 👍

[@unclejesse88]

Good idea, or maybe some larger gauge shrink tubing.

[@evankneeland6212]

Barnwood bed with the old truck would be sick basically how it looks already but I'd leave more of the texture of the wood just lightly sand it and stain it looks amazing

[@AllThingsMech]

This is absolutely next level, Austin. That wood is NEVER something I would have expected for this build, but what an amazing result! You are a great example of what someone can accomplish with less than ideal tools, a little ingenuity and an outstanding attitude when it comes to doing things the right way. Incredible work man. The only thing I'd suggest is that if you havent done so already, pull the wood out one last time and seal the floor. Rust reformer, POR15, Duplicolor rust fix, etc...they won't stop the rust completely but they'll help keep it from getting any worse for a while - and being concealed under the wood, you won't lose any of that visible patina you're going for.

[@toyotas4ever]

That looks great! Awesome video and such a cool old Toyota! The wood turned out great! I searched videos about diy wood bed floor and yours was one that caught my eye. (Mainly the Toyota) I'm really considering doing this to my '04 Tundra. I have some rust in the bed floor and don't really want to patch weld it all. There's so many holes. Outside of my truck is excellent and solid. I think a wood floor would look great and hide the ugly floor. Great video!

[@user-lk9xw5kc8u]

ما هي مهنتك بالفعل كل شي تجيد عمله بشكل رائع

[@mattyjackwhite1]

Great job! Looks awesome!

[@ronleeks3668]

Amazing work I can’t stop watching your channel 👍 No short cuts and perfect quality

[@fj55tyrant]

Looks awesome, should have ceracoated the bolts the same color as the valve cover. Keep up the good work

[@LobbyDaLobster]

I'd paint the tray under the wood just for piece of mind. I think the wood would look good on the back of the tailgate too.

[@tommyrazor11]

I totally agree with ya on both points

[@IanG1978]

That wood will trap moisture and the bed, will rust away, if u like the patina I would at least clear coat the bed under the wood.

[@johncallaway7410]

as always.... you truly do master craftsman level work. I love the theme of this build.

[@kieranmann9761]

Been watching this build from the beginning, absolutely love it. That wood bed look awesome and it's great you reused that old lumber. The patina look is awesome!! I had a couple of Toyota trucks back in the day, including one just like that. Great trucks, Toyotas rule!!

[@derekcraig3617]

seems right to me to have a beater truck to rip around

[@danbarnes7633]

Love the super accurate "just kick it in" technique! 😆 Awesome work as always!

[@WalterFernandezDVJ]

Impecable trabajo, muy bueno!!! Un saludo desde Argentina!!!

[@mikensavage175]

Looks killer

[@ronaldredman8122]

Top notch on the boot panel beating! Love it😁

[@ch1v3_theonion]

I have a Nissan hardbody, this is what I want to do to it. Thanks for your very awesome video man! Good job 😎

[@marcionunes5416]

As tábuas de madeira, ficaram excelentes 👏👏👏

[@edmartini9724]

Put mountain bike tubes over the chains to quiet them down. ;)

[@Todd_Monson]

We used old garden hose back in the day.

[@user-ft2md2gd4s]

that wood bed looks and fits perfectly 💯👌

[@arondaughety9800]

That wood looks sooo good!

[@cyrixter2006]

Painting the truck plus wooden truckbeds looks good and more classic looks

[@davefury66]

Looks great Austin. Keep that sleeper look.

[@jeffgoodenough9932]

Hello from Michigan I absolutely love the wood floorl in the box.

[@Johnny444]

Came out great. Lots of attention to detail.

[@RenegadeTactical]

Beautiful work.

[@benstarr9621]

Bed looks awesome mate! One suggestion would be painting those chains a matte black to someone follow the burnt timber look :) Keep it up mate!

[@natewade001]

The wooden bed looks great! Excellent job! Better slap it one more time to make sure it stays put 😂. I liked the edits and style of this video 🤙

[@domingovillafavez8533]

buen trabajo

[@125sm3]

That truck bed looks awesome.

[@todd_halfacre]

Adding weight to the back(within reason) just helps with 50/50 balance. Spot on work brother. You’re doing it up right! Minus the wheels(I’ll keep hating em til they get browned, lol) But seriously, everything’s perfect. Seriously.

[@brianhind7477]

Looks awesome 👍

[@justingibbons5559]

Austin wow you are a manufacturing machine now you go and pull out carpentry skills 👏

[@paulvaldivieso4274]

The wood japans perfection as the brand, congratulations

[@zg1972]

I like the back side best

[@Poizdrc]

Black trim to cover the seams would be the business.

[@weshopkins9847]

Looks good

[@jundialhaqiqa9907]

The bed looks great

[@blainerohlfs]

That's a good Ole' fashioned hot rod! Love it

[@devinhighbarger9314]

Bed looks great!

[@johncourtneyscott2757]

That looks great man

[@mjohnsmith9529]

Keep up the good work your doing...

[@abdullahalabdally1902]

You did one of the best restoration I have seen, bit disappointed by not treating the bed before placing wood on it 😢

[@petersellier4167]

Man I’m so glad you did this.

[@swiftxb]

If it doesn't fit... Kick that SOB!!! What a great looking mini truck. Out standing work on the bed.

[@edmondseals]

Looking good man

[@dylanweygandt486]

Love it!

[@elktough777]

Looks great! I really hope you do something with the outside of the truck. That bed, interior, wheels, engine bay, and chassis/suspension looks so good that exterior just seems wrong to leave all banged up and rusted looking

[@tommyrazor11]

Seems wrong to you, not to him and thousands of other followers

[@mahdialsenussi3066]

Nice work 💙 👍

[@dezfan]

Digging it! 😎

[@danhart2108]

diggin it...good look...keep on keepin on brother

[@kiohaha]

usually I speed up KZbin videos by 1.5x or 2x but for this I was 1x Awesome !!!

[@murymih]

You're such a builder

[@jagmasters7392]

Very nice indeed!

[@ed9041]

Looks Very nice! I am just worried about the surface tension holding water between the wood and the steel bed... Might be problematic over the longer term..

[@mdmn8160]

Good to see you and your other half share the same passion. Unlike women here in my country. 🇧🇮

[@mikeingalsbee2959]

Impressive!

[@dandorris8531]

Most excellent.

[@xavierlaurendeau2261]

This dude a menace the way he use some of them tools💀💀

[@gsftom]

Love yr videos. If u make it, I will always watch it.

[@pacificnorthwest9416]

Premium build my dude. Don’t give in on the people howling about a paint job. This is the perfect balance between refined precision and rustic patina. It makes the build very unique. Plus you will never have to worry about those tailgate chains scratching the bed :)

[@joseammx]

Me encanto tu video felicidades, tengo una pick up 1981 toyota y he querido ponerle el piso de madera gracias por tu idea. Las luces traseras son de ese modelo? Saludos desde Leon Guanajuato Mexico

[@neilsharma4500]

I think you have to use badliner that is going to protect and look great

[@ronthompson2366]

Perfect.. 😎👍

[@blwnvtwn]

Austin, do yourself a favor, go back and either loctite those nuts or use Nylock nuts. There is more vibration than you think back there and those nuts will back off, even with a spot lock washer. Personally I would have colored those carriage bolt heads, but that's just me.

[@norcoredneck]

Should have treated the rust. With the weather you have it’s gonna be bad. You sell the other truck? Haven’t seen it lately. It is why I got hooked on your channel.n

[@MussaKZN]

Not intending to do a perfect job but turns out better than my floorboards in my house!

[@jsb1945]

We are waiting to see the paintwork

[@bsfunk44]

So freaking sweet dude, great work!👌🏼

[@d9daprogrammer]

I would paint the inside of the bed gloss white to go along with the engine bay and flat clear the rest of the truck.

[@tiremanboozer]

That wood looks good in there man. I definitely would drive that thing anywhere.

[@zeanabayon5742]

Dope

[@mannyg2062]

nice!!!!!

[@adrianherrera1031]

I’m going to raptor line mine looking good tho

[@Mk-mq6vo]

So powerful kicks 🤣💪💪

[@joeb9793]

What about the hole you cut in the floor of the bed? Any chance the suspension will hit the wood and crack it?

[@JDMJDK]

You’ll need to put a cut bicycle tire tube over those tailgate chains because they’ll rattle so bad you’ll want to murder em. Lol. Minitrucks rule!!! I have a 4wd bodied 84’ std cab short bed on some old Skool TSW Hockenheim R wheels. 🤙🏼💯

[@eerokutale277]

Heat treated wood is rot resistant. Btw, I guess your ancestors were Finns from Ostrobothnia, Niemelä is the Finnish way to write your surname.

[@user-zq3wt4qq9b]

did you make drainage holes in tha steel bed? unless you keep rain off it its going to pool on th e bed underneth the wood

[@benjaminchesterman]

Looks awesome. Was curious what the gray plastic around the taillights is for though?

[@unclejesse88]

It's the tail light housing. He installed new ones a few episodes back. I personally think they need to be at least painted black

[@benjaminchesterman]

@@unclejesse88 oh. Thanks. Yeah, I agree 👍

[@zlinski7982]

Royal blue please for the colour

[@marivicbelaro1007]

looks really nice but You could atleast paint the bed with primer just sugestion,,,

[@joshuamorris1955]

nice

[@Giddykippa65]

so im somewhat confused ive been watching your build of this truck but why haven't you sorted the bodywork yet its a bit like the film "Christine" where he puts new wipers on a cracked window screen .. or are you leaving the bodywork beat up ?

[@unclejesse88]

I know you said you wouldn't paint it, and you shouldn't, but with that wood bed it is screaming for a full tailgate Mexican sunset mural. Hahahahah. Looking good.

[@jeffreyrodriguez1599]

I like how it look you me a idea 💡 to that to my 1988 4x4 toyota pickup

[@alnbrs4909]

❤️❤️❤️

[@khuli3705]

Monna tlhe Austin o morena monna!

[@supdus]

Can’t wait to see the comments on this one

[@leorowe1027]

I know you said you are not going to paint it but you have to it’s a nice truck

[@kathyruuska7941]

Cut the old box bottom out so the wood doesn't rot.

[@pedroburgos1573]

Did you need to drop the tank to bolt the wood down

[@PNW_Phillip]

Remove the tailgate and make some channels on the inside to slide some of the same wood in and write the words tailgate on it.

[@robertneven7563]

Hello, why you ditent remove the rust before you put the boards ??????????

[@basketballenforcertv5214]

How bout the rust on the bed?

[@trevornarvasa4550]

Ok… Now you have to paint the truck!

[@XXXOUTWAL]

Don't paint it

[@derekcraig3617]

he's not planning on painting it.

[@PNW_Phillip]

He said something before about the truck being a rat rod.

[@cotisado16]

We know he said it won't be painted, but some of us are waiting a change of mind.

[@todd_halfacre]

No paint. Trucks perfect. Minus the wheels. Lmao