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Got the tray for my bed pull out cut and put together today. Brazing was a no go with a Map torch. Not hot enough. Maybe different flux? May two torches/two people ? I don’t have an oxyacetylene torch and obviously don’t have a TIG welder. Hoping the plywood will be sturdy enough with the bolted together tray. If not it will be back to the drawing board. Coming soon to YouTube after I get wood and a nutsert tool to get it all attached to the truck. #JTRSPARTACUS

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Been away with family stuff for a while….trying to get back into the swing for my Yellowstone trip in late July. Got the Supertop from @Bestop - super fast delivery! It’s nice Twill material like my soft top. Gotta find time to install soon. Check it out
 
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@Bestop Supertop installed. And as is tradition, it poured down rain. Seems to work pretty well. Video coming soon….

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@Bestop Supertop install. Check it out!
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Camping, off road, and Turkey hunt in Bald Eagle Staye Forest in PA. The @Bestop Supertop worked great. Check it out!
 
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I’ve had some family issues, got a new job and I have a kid looking at colleges. Busy busy busy. Got the pull out drawer slides mounted in the Gladiator. Next I need to attach the tray and plywood deck. Started raining and Jeep doesn’t fit in the garage. Used nutserts into the bed side and floor. The 3/4” plywood is a spacer for clearance. The Rough Country Nutsert /Rivnut tool worked ok. Need this slide for my upcoming Yellowstone trip. Stay tuned. Just need to drill about 14 holes and bolt stuff together.
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More progress. In the home stretch. Taking a lot more time than I planned due to clearance issues and ever changing hardware. Some kinks to iron out before attaching the wood with carriage bolts and putting outdoor carpet in the wood.

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Done. Total cost about $500. Took me 3 weekends to do. If I had to do it again. I could probably do it in 1 weekend. Lots of trips to the hardware store to change out hardware due to clearance issues. Really need this for my road trip to Yellowstone.

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parts list from another thread. Quoting it here.

I used Vevor 500lb slides. I had a coupon. It was about $100 delivered. I got one locking and one free moving. https://m.vevor.com/drawer-slide-c_...l-bearing-full-extension-500lb-p_010873950531

I got aluminum from Fastmetals and also had a coupon. It was about $300 delivered
Two (2)- 3/8" X 4" FLATx 4’ (cross braces)
One (1) - 3" X 3" X 3/8" ANGLE x 4’ ( front of tray - at the cab)
Two (2) - 3" X 3" X 3/8" x 5’ (sides of the tray)
Two (2) - 4" X 4" X 3/8" ANGLE x 2’ (brackets to support the slides past the wheel well)
I cut the aluminum with my compound miter saw and hood wood blade.

I got a Rough Country rivnut kit from Amazon. I had a gift card but it costs $50

The deck is 3/4” plywood sheathing from Lowes. It was $35


the carpet is from Lowes. Can’t remember how much but I remember it being pretty cheap.

I used misc bolts and screws. After a lot of trial and error I found that 1/4” x 1” machine screws would work with countersunk heads in some of the tight spots in the side with the lock/latch. The rest have 1/4” x 1” grade 5 bolts and nuts.
The tray connection to the slides has 24 bolts/screws. 12 on each side. The slides are attached to the truck with 1/4” machine screws and rivnuts it in the wheel wells I went through and Put a nut on them. The deck is held down with 6 - 3/8” x 2” carriage bolts and nuts.
I’ll try to pull a video together on my YouTube but I’m too busy right now getting ready to go to Yellowstone in 12 days!!!

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Only 10 days until my Yellowstone trip with my son in the Gladiator!!
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This will be a mix of road-trip, light offroading, camping and bucket list adventure. Camping near Mt Rushmore, camping in Custer Gallatin NF, 3 nights in Yellowstone, Fly Fishing in Montana and Dune Buggies in Idaho. Some stats - 2 baseball parks, 14 states, over 4,400 miles.

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Trial of bed slide. So far, so good
 
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Got upgraded Centerforce clutch hydraulics. Gotta check em out and post and then get installed. No real issue with stock hydraulics but maybe I don’t realize they suck? Not sure.

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