GOLSETH Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ok, so I have a 73 620 and I cant stand the bed hooks. For those of you that have removed bed hooks before, how did you go about doing this? Grinder? Drilling out the spot welds from inside the bed out? Again this is asking how to remove the bed hooks, not whether or not you think bed hooks should be removed or not. Im not building my truck for you or anyone else so frankly I dont give a $hit about your opinion on what YOU think looks best or how sacreligeous you think it is to remove bed hooks from a Datsun pickup. I dont care, Im removing them one way or another! Thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment
Zeusimo Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cut Off Wheel, Then Grind, Grind, Grind. :blink: Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Leave them on. That's the easiest way. Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Leave them on. That's the easiest way. really? apparently you cant fukin read. 1 Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Again this is asking how to remove the bed hooks, not whether or not you think bed hooks should be removed or not. I dont give a $hit about your opinion on what YOU think looks best or how sacreligeous you think it is to remove bed hooks from a Datsun pickup. I dont care, Im removing them one way or another! Thanks! Is this really the best way to ask for help? 5 Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Vice grips on a hook. Bend a bit back and forth. They snap right off. Then very minimal grinding to clean up the weld. Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Vice grips on a hook. Bend a bit back and forth. They snap right off. Then very minimal grinding to clean up the weld. Thanks for the helpful tip! And Datto510, if the way i asked for help offended you and hurt your feelings then you shouldnt have replied at all. I said it the way i said it because im looking for help not opinions. 1 Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 And Datto510, if the way i asked for help offended you and hurt your feelings then you shouldnt have replied at all. I said it the way i said it because im looking for help not opinions. It only takes one moron to ruin a perfectly good truck that has survived for 40 years. Leave it alone. It will be less work for the next owner after you abandon the project because you can't figure out your water pump. 11 Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 It only takes one moron to ruin a perfectly good truck that has survived for 40 years. Leave it alone. It will be less work for the next owner after you abandon the project because you can't figure out your water pump. WOW! You must have really gotten butthurt. Ive never abandoned a project. Yea im a moron because i bought a 70's datsun truck and want to build it for me. Dude you need to chill out. Shaving bed hooks off is my personal preference, you shouldnt let other people's taste get to you. Like i said before, if you had nothing to contribute to my question then you should have never posted. But you're obviously one of those guys that offer to trade someone garbage for something you saw on craigslist even though their ad said in bold caps "ABSOLUTELY NO TRADES!" You just like to try and waste people's time. Arguing over the internet is like competing in the special olympics, even if you win you're still retarded. 1 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 chill. everyone. only warning. Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 trucks can be cool without hooks, i tryed to take some off once and fucked shit all up... Anybody can have a stock 620.... only super cool dudes can have a custom truck.... Go ahead and cut em off.... just do a good job..... I as well have herd vice grips..... why do you people care so much.... he asked how its done, not if it should be done..... Pisses me off when i ask something and everyones answers ?'s i didnt ask.... and I agree with skib, everybody chill out before the ban hammer comes out..... 1 Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Vice grips on a hook. Bend a bit back and forth. They snap right off. Then very minimal grinding to clean up the weld. i did this after i painted my first 620 came out great Quote Link to comment
kmc63 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 chill. everyone. only warning. Hard to chill skib,when some guy is being a wise ass and acts like his S dont stink. :angry: Quote Link to comment
datto510 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 why do you people care so much.... he asked how its done, not if it should be done..... Pisses me off when i ask something and everyones answers ?'s i didnt ask.... This is a forum, people are going to comment. It is the reason forums were invented. 1 Quote Link to comment
dvboth Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 if someone asked me for help like you did. i would not have even given them the time of day! if you can't ask for help repectably, maybe you need to re-evaluate your own self, we are on here to help out when we can and if you can't roll past the comments.... IDK??? be thankful this forum is here! ha you got another opinion you don't need! 3 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 if someone asked me for help like you did. i would not have even given them the time of day! if you can't ask for help repectably, maybe you need to re-evaluate your own self, we are on here to help out when we can and if you can't roll past the comments.... IDK??? be thankful this forum is here! ha you got another opinion you don't need! hahahaha but seriously, hes right <_< and I have shaved bed hooks and the tailgate latched moved to the inside and I like it that way. Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 This is a forum, people are going to comment. It is the reason forums were invented. And people will get pissed when you tell em retarded shit... thats life. :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for all the help people! Going to try vice grips and see how that goes! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for all the help people! Going to try vice grips and see how that goes! just for future reference, if you ask with an attitude your going to get answers with an attitude. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment
merlin Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 vicegrips ..:mellow: Meh. Thermonuclear weapon? :thumbup: Works 60% of the time everytime. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 vicegrips ..:mellow: Meh. Thermonuclear weapon? :thumbup: Works 60% of the time everytime. Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 ANCHORMAN... I don't know how to say this but I'm kind of a big deal! Look I'm just going to throw this out there and you can take it or throw it right back... You have an amazing heiny... I mean that thing is good... I wanna be friends with it! Quote Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I backdrilled the spot welds on the inside of the bed and used an old chisel to pop em off. Then I went and got a scrap chunk of copper tubing. I crushed one end in a vice till it was flat and made a welding spoon so I could plug weld all the holes. This method works really well if you put the spoon on the exterior, and do all your plug welds on the inside. That way the bead doesnt stick to the copper and flattens out real nice. Most of your grinding is done on the inside of the bed, eazzzzy azzzz :D Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 ..... so frankly I dont give a $hit about your opinion on what YOU think looks best or how sacreligeous you think it is to remove bed hooks from a Datsun pickup. I dont care, Im removing them one way or another! Thanks! really? apparently you cant fukin read. :mellow: :) :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: lolz ed so much my face hurtz. Classic example of how to ask for opinions. Quote Link to comment
GOLSETH Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I backdrilled the spot welds on the inside of the bed and used an old chisel to pop em off. Then I went and got a scrap chunk of copper tubing. I crushed one end in a vice till it was flat and made a welding spoon so I could plug weld all the holes. This method works really well if you put the spoon on the exterior, and do all your plug welds on the inside. That way the bead doesnt stick to the copper and flattens out real nice. Most of your grinding is done on the inside of the bed, eazzzzy azzzz :D Thanks! Yea someone else a couple weeks ago suggested the drilling from the inside out through the spot welds! Thanks for the tip on the copper! Definitely would make the welding easy! Quote Link to comment
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