Removing the Tub

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I don't know about hundreds, but a few...

A cherry picker and a few guys could get it done, or 4 decent sized guys and some beer.

Here is a pic of what I am doing with mine. Got to get the tub ready for blasting. I braced the door openings and ran a piece across the back of the tub. It really isn't adequate, as the tub can still flex more than it should- especially if you aren't removing the front structure.

The absolute best way to do it is to use a long piece of angle iron, which you can bolt to each bed rail and attach it to the front door post. You can fab a tab up on it and attach it to the top hole that you'd attach the fender to, above the upper hinge mount on the door post.

Do this on each side and then weld braces across the tub from one piece of angle iron to the other. I find that by bracing the door openings at the top, the tub can't flex as much. The braces I made in the pic mount at the top hinge plate and the striker post mount. The tub can still flex a lot like this.

You can see I used a short piece of angle iron on the bed rail in the pic to brace the sides. I didn't have anywhere near enough steel laying around to make a correct support structure. I had made one years ago at my dad's house, but who knows where it ever got to.

Oh- and for a body cart, you can fab one up out of a few 4x4's, 2x6's, and some plywood. Put inflatable casters on it and go anywhere with it. I'm just using a few metal sawhorses to sit it on for a day or two.

Thanks.

It will have the front clip attached, and that is the part I'm most concerned with flexing.

Planned to put 1" square tubing in the top of the door opening and across the top of tailgate opening. Weld in a brace between the door bars & one from that brace to the rear bar.

Think we will need angle on the quarters with this? If so I will add it.

I planned on pneumatic tires and mentioned a cart to him to set it on.

He's mainly worried about flipping it over.