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Yeah that trip made me wish i had a manual so i could pick my gears a little better. I probably could've gotten away with a 5x10 if i packed it really neatly but i was moving my entire life and packed it literally the night before so the 6x12 gave me a little bit of room for imagination lol

 

Derp that grille Josh

 

Probably will lol i think i'm gonna wait til i decide to Satoshi it then i'll do it all at once

 

Here you go man.

30-1 by sconniehailer, on Flickr

31-1 by sconniehailer, on Flickr

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17-1 by sconniehailer, on Flickr

 

Tripod helped....a lot..haha never do hand held HDR again haha

 

Agreed, i feel dumb for doing so many hand held hdrs now after seeing how well the ones of Joshs truck turned out! The first two are so clean!, a hair more contrast and theyd be perfect i think. the sidewall whites give it away. either way good shots

 

Are those Montes wheels and tires on Shipp's rig

 

they're Joshs wheels and tires now

 

Timelapse of the swap uploaded tomorrow

 

Somebody finally bought them

 

Yep josh is rockin the 33s


Wyo meet 1-2.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

 

hahaha hell yes, thanks dudes!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA7aQOZAjP8&feature=youtu.be

 

This was playing in my head as i watched the tire swap had to go and find it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ

 

hahaha! just played them both at the same time

 

lol goes perfectly

 

Got my Uniden Pro 520xl CB installed yesterday!

Fits like a glove in the ashtray slot just wish it would sit a smidge further back, but the coax cable prevents it from going in any further. Happy with it overall!




Mounting the antenna was the most difficult part but i got it figured out in a few hours. I didn't want to order some fancy tailgate mount or have it mounted on the front somewhere so a little redneck ingenuity was required. Found this little chunk of metal:



Took the hammer to it so it would sit nicely on the edge of the bedrail like so:




Drilled out some holes for an antenna mount i found at the local truck stop. Lower hole goes all the way through the Softopper bed rail.



Had to find a couple bolts to make it work but managed to piece together one long enough to go all the way through both mounts and the Softopper bed rail and a shorter one for the top so that the Softopper could be tucked behind the mount:


All i need to do is stick a few more washers between there so that the Softopper can be tucked in a little bit nicer.

Gave it a fancy paintjob and ran the cable and called it good! The 4ft Firestik is a bit overkill and will be even more when i put the spring on there so i'll be getting a 3 footer instead.

 

Just stick with the 4 foot. You'll get used to it being out there. Wait till you see Montes height haha.

 

Yeah im gonna stick with it for a little while it'll probably grow on me. My dad is planning on getting a CB so if i find that i don't like it i'll get something a bit smaller and trade him the 4 footer. I'm gonna go to town and grab a spring for the antenna it if you wanna meet up soon?