Slate Ladder Frame close up pictures!

cadblu · Jul 3, 2026

I just wanted to share these closeups of the e-coated ladder frame and floor pan with the community. Especially useful for those planning to run DIY wiring through access points for speakers, antennas, and other mods on this modular truck. Enjoy!

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Auer · Jul 3, 2026

What do they use for rust prevention?

Trace26 · Jul 3, 2026

Auer said:
What do they use for rust prevention?

The frames will be e-coated. Here's a video explaining what it is.

Auer · Jul 3, 2026

Trace26 said:
The frames will be e-coated

Nice, thanks.

I'll search for more info.
(prefer to read than watch)

E90400K · Jul 3, 2026

Thanks for posting! These pics alleviate some of my concern about the bed draining water. Looks like a well with two large oval-shaped drains are built into the bed floor under structure just ahead of where the front bed bulkhead goes. Doubles as the rear seat footwell I suppose too.

Now, just how to keep this well system clog free. :CWL:

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Slate Ladder Frame close up pictures! Chassis-drains

Auer · Jul 3, 2026

E90400K said:
These pics alleviate some of my concern about the bed draining water.

Will the bed of your truck always be uncovered?

E90400K · Jul 3, 2026

I'd love to see how the robots pick and place, then weld these two little console mounting tabs in place.

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E90400K · Jul 3, 2026

Auer said:
Will the bed of your truck always be uncovered?

Yes. And I have a shitload of trees!

Tom Sawyer · Jul 3, 2026

Rust is also my first concern here. Browsing these pictures I wondered which part would be the first to fail or fall off from rust...

Is that rust I see on the floorpan in one of those pictures?

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Probably some spilled pop.

Edit: added picture with markup

E90400K · Jul 3, 2026

Love these captured, floating body nuts. Not seen that on any of the cars I've taken apart. Nice idea there.

Slate Auto Pickup Truck Slate Ladder Frame close up pictures! Rear-corner_nuts

EV Trek · Jul 3, 2026

E90400K said:
Thanks for posting! These pics alleviate some of my concern about the bed draining water. Looks like a well with two large oval-shaped drains are built into the bed floor under structure just ahead of where the front bed bulkhead goes. Doubles as the rear seat footwell I suppose too.

Now, just how to keep this well system clog free.

This looks sort of like a one piece bed liner, It probably would keep water fron getting in or at least minimize it.

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E90400K · Jul 3, 2026

EV Trek said:
This looks sort of like a one piece bed liner, It probably would keep water fron getting in or at least minimize it.

The Bedboss floor sits above the bed (liner) floor and bolts in and I doubt offers much sealing based on Bedboss' website description of their product. Even an old school full drop-in bedliner can eventually cause rust on the floor of a pickup bed because grit gets under the floor of the bedliner and over time scrapes the paint away from the steel bed floor. Now in the case of the Slate, it looks like it already has a (not-easily-removable?) composite covering on the bed floor with the steel bed floor of the Slateboard frame underneath so no worries on damaging the bed floor paint as in a traditional pickup truck.

My experience with truck frames and unibody frames is all those open cavities eventually collect debris like sand and salt which can eventually rot out the frame. My Hummer H3T is a prime example. But really since my runway is getting short, I doubt my Slate will ever rust out before I auger in.

E90400K · Jul 3, 2026

Tom Sawyer said:
Rust is also my first concern here. Browsing these pictures I wondered which part would be the first to fail or fall off from rust...

Is that rust I see on the floorpan in one of those pictures?

Probably some spilled pop.

Edit: added picture with markup

Looks like the e-coat chipped off...

EV Trek · Jul 3, 2026

E90400K said:
The Bedboss floor sits above the bed (liner) floor and bolts in and I doubt offers much sealing based on Bedboss' website description of their product. Even an old school full drop-in bedliner can eventually cause rust on the floor of a pickup bed because grit gets under the floor of the bedliner and over time scrapes the paint away from the steel bed floor. Now in the case of the Slate, it looks like it already has a (not-easily-removable?) composite covering on the bed floor with the steel bed floor of the Slateboard frame underneath so no worries on damaging the bed floor paint as in a traditional pickup truck.

My experience with truck frames and unibody frames is all those open cavities eventually collect debris like sand and salt which can eventually rot out the frame. My Hummer H3T is a prime example. But really since my runway is getting short, I doubt my Slate will ever rust out before I auger in.

Hard to tell in that picture how it sits in the bed, but I will trust your research.

Tom Sawyer · Jul 3, 2026

E90400K said:
Looks like the e-coat chipped off...

Say it ain't so!! That's it - I'm canceling. 😂

Actually I haven't even put my pre-order in, so there's that.

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