Posted by Paul(in NY) on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at 9:26PM :
In Reply to: Bed Front Panel Repair posted by Will (in MI) on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at 9:20PM :
The bed I have on my Bumblebee was in sad condition when I bought it. The front panel was as you describe, maybe worse. I looked at the options you describe and decided it was going to look better by just fab'ing a new front panel.
I had a large sheet of 10ga that I cut the panel from, broke the corners to match the sides and broke the top, welding on a piece of pipe. I forget the schedule, but it matches the roll on the bed sides. It was not a hard job, I believe easier than trying to repair the original.
I think there are some pictures on my imageevent where you can see the head board.
www.imageevent.com/paulandtam album is Bumblebee
Paul