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So I recently did a makeover on my 68 C20. New bed wood came out nice but I didn't like the crappy old spare laying on my new bed. After extensive searching on this forum, I decided to fab my own version of a spare tire mount using some metal I had laying around.
I set it up to keep the tire just off the bed and side rails. The nice thing about this is I can remove the round part if I need to haul anything large. I am going to paint the pipe. The Back brace is 316 SS. I may just leave it alone. |
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Leave it alone....looks great as is. I did something simular in the 4 corners for tie down straps..in addition to tire mount....Not nearly as nice as yours.....Bed wood looks great too.BTW.
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I just realized If you look in the background behind the tire, that's me standing there.
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Did you use the factory holes for mounting this?
Looks great. |
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Great Job.
Nice Santa Hat you got on. LOL . |
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Sorry, My wife is already mad at me for spending way too much time in the shop. So I wont be making any for sale anytime soon. |
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Man that is a nice piece! I say leave it SS. I may have to "borrow" that idea.;)
How do you remove the center hub piece? Did you use nutzerts in the brace or thread the holes? |
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Yea, I think i'll just polish the stainless and paint the hub part to keep it from rusting. Thanks for the compliment! The brace is a piece of 1/8" thick X 5" ss formed channel that I've been saving for years for something.. I finally found out why! |
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Here is another bonus to this mount! It also is a great storage place for a bottle jack or anything else you can imagine.
NowI need to come up with a trick way to secure it. |
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Looks sweet!!!!!
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that is awesome!
you happen to be in nw oc by chance? might have to steal your idea if I could take a peep at it sometime.. I'd be happy to settle for the plans for a twelve pack :D buddy of mine is a fab guru and a good neighbor friend is a fab-ulous also, used to work for jesse james ;) |
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Dennis, that is an ingenious piece of work! Now you have to paint your spare wheel, lol.
But seriously, if you make a bolt-in clip to secure the jack, you can hide the whole shebang behind a hubcap. Tape a $20 bill inside the cap, pad it with some clean rags, add a ziplock bag with a book of matches, pack of smokes, airline bottle of Jack Daniels and a Clif Bar and you've got a serious roadside emergency kit..... |
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If you make a C clip, "attaches inside tube" that slides in between the plunger, could the jack twist and lock in place?
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I was thinkig for the jack you could just use a peace of ss strap across with two lugs bolting it down.
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Best looking spare tire mount I have seen. I will be "stealing" your idea.
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Finally finished. Painted the ugly old rim, buffed out the stainless, and painted the mount.
Now I just have to get used to that big ol tire sticking out of my bed! I have mixed feelings about it. Damm sideways pictures! |
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A couple more. Painted the inside of rim hot rod flatz.
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Read thru your thread and I like what you did for a in-bed spare mount. Very ingenious out of the box thinking. Nice clean install and gives the truck a "period correct" look to the bed.
I have the in-bed factory tire mount I added to the same place in my 71 4x4. Was going to add an under bed spare to my truck until a friend with a newer square body truck told about his last flat on a muddy country road and dropping the spare from under the truck. Decided the factory mount behind the driver's side was something I could live with. Also freed up the needed room to move the gas tank under the bed behind the last cross member. |
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