CJ bed extension

I'm having a two foot bed extension recreated locally based on pictures and drawings from the patent office. This adds two feet to the length of your jeep's bed, or, an additional 6³ feet. It would attach much like your current tailgate and your existng tail gate essentially moves back two feet. It would only be practical for people with spare tires mounted on the passenger's side of the bed. This is not a sales pitch, I'm not trying to use this forum to make money. Rather it's a query to see if others would be interested if I were to go that route. [/URL][/IMG]

 

I'm not sure it would be street legal because it might interfere with the visibility of the taillight...

 

Legal smeagle. Go for it!

You might like to see my variation, with gravity dump bed. Wakes wheelie-popping pretty easy too.

Behold... Bubba-Dump!!!


http://s557.photobucket.com/user/mwinks-jeep/media/Bubba-Dump1.jpg.html

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss14/mwinks-jeep/Bubba-Dump2.jpg

(With thanks to Matt W. for Photobucket.)

 

Used to be a common add on for Jeeps.
OK, maybe not "common", but I recall several Jeeps in my hometown that had 'em when I was a kid.

 

There is one for sale on ebay with some good pics
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bed-Extensi...3&prg=1011&rk=3&sd=280679261235&#ht_519wt_917

 

those have been recreated before. I havnt seen any up for sale in a few years though. Im sure they will sell if you have some extras made. Looks very usefull. got links to the drawings?

 

Here's a drawing. The ebay person seems to like his welder, the original shiped flat and is assenbled w/nutz&boltz. I truely appreciate all your comments. [/URL][/IMG]

This is my ride, the big guy got cancer, I put him down last April. He served as my handicapped service/PPD, I still wake up at at night crying uncontrollably over his loss and am on my fourth attempt to replace him.

 

I have one. Email me if you need pics or dimensions. http://www.film.queensu.ca/cj3b/Tech/BodyExtension.html

 

Interesting pics on the ebay item.

If I was building one of these new I would have it engage the stock hinge bases, and have it's own pair also. Then it could be mounted in seconds, just transferring the tailgate. Maybe support it on the trailer ball with a gooseneck style coupling.

 

Most originals that I've seen hooked into the stock tailgate hinges, and had braces running to the draw bar. The extension would have its own loops and hinges to stick the tailgate back on.

 

.."braces running to the draw bar...."

Well and good. But the flat bar stock on the ebay unit would not be very structurally stiff in compression. Square tube or similar would be my preference. Red's manual image shows round pipe.

A quick-detach design at the draw bar end would be good too..

 

As I under stand the original advertising one had to order it for a drawbar or trailer hitch. I also understand the original mounted like the tailgate (as will mine), the ebay model is a lovely bit of engineering, but oh the shipping v a model that lays flat for shipping like the original.

 

I appreciate all your comments and ideas very-a-lot-much. I believe I'm going to use a brce of turnbuckles to install the supports. A after threading I'll harden the round stock and pass a small bit of light chain through the turnbuckles to keep em from loosening.

 

Pipe would be more rigid, I think. You could cut the hooks or eyes off the turnbuckles, and weld the stubs inside the pipe ends. And no left-hand threading needed!