Drew02a's Build from South Texas

Well after the commute this morning, I can tell you it does NOT work as good as stock. It works about as well as the one on my Ford Ranger did. There is one station I listen too that used to come in crystal clear, but is marginal now. WAY better than no antenna though. And, since I don't actually listen to the radio very often I'm perfectly fine with it.

 

Thats what I would say too. I usually just listen to my ipod anyways.

 

wonder if I should change out my antenna too they sell this hidden one at pep boys or I could try ebay saw one there as well, my antenna is used mostly as a clearance indicator.

 

Since I finally ordered my lift and definitely won't be needing it at the next meet, I decided to pull it and clean stuff up under there before the lift install. Here's what was on top of the skid

 

no wonder you get bad gas mileage lol

 

lol thats awesome man. i dunno if i wanna buy it anymore... jk

 

I'll bet the mud weighed more than the skid.

 

ya i was referring to the mud not the skid lol

 

You should deff add the arb front bumper IMO

 

That's the plan, but it's one of the last things on the to do list.

 

I thought aboud doing it through the breather. It might be slow going though.

I ordered the RCD 4-5". Should be able to get 6-7" with the right shocks/ spacers.

 

how much did that RCD kit cost you and what coilovers do you plan on buying I'm definitely interested in your set-up

 

Check Wheelers offroad for the price.

I'm probably going to talk to Downsouth or Radflo about something custom, because I want more up travel than a normal 6" lift shock will give me.

 

So after starting this project a year ago, I finally finished it this week. There are slightly smaller boxes that would fit, but I already had this one from my Ford Ranger, and I can fit an acoustic guitar in it. The only problem is that it doesn't fit between the wheel wells, so...

Cut the corners out



Bolt in the pieces cut out from the opposite side



Test Fit. Still have access to the D-Rings.


I don't have any pics of it, but I filled the gaps in the corners with bodo and painted the whole thing.



Mounted using neoprene/ rubber washers to prevent leaking.



I had these metal bars from mounting the box in the ranger and used them to distribute the pressure from the mounting bolts.



Put some sticker under the lid



All Mounted Up



There are some spots I need to repaint, but overall I think it looks pretty good.
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It will be nice to have somewhere other than the cab to keep recovery gear always in the truck and to put a couple bags when road tripping.

 

^^^Nice!
And good choice on the brand off toolbox! I really like my Trail boss.
So you mounted your toolbox to be able to store your guitars on roadtrips?

 

I'll probably only stick a guitar back there for short trips. I've needed somewhere to stick stuff for awhile, just haven't gotten around to it till now. I started this project by cutting out the corners, over a year ago

 

awesome truck. hopefully if i get a 4x4 it will be half as awesome as yours

 

Thanks dudes

It is and always will be a work in progress

 

I find myself dreaming of you Drew... Nice box set up man.