1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Well $1,500 is cheaper than a newer rig... so I'd spend $1,500 over $20,000 on a new rig plus all the money to re do a whole new rig

 

Mine was made by @GHOST SHIP here in socal, it's a tail gate swing out though (not a bumper swing out) so it replaces the tail gate.

 

Looks awesome! How much do you miss your tailgate?

 

You need to post those pics with it painted; looks much better.

 

If I'm being honest, a little lol. It's nice to have a tail gate to sit on when you're just hanging out by your truck or for extra table space when unloading the bed, setting up camp, etc.

I was thinking about putting in a sheet of metal on the inside attached to some hinges and using the old straps from my tail gate so I could at least have a table area to set things down on (wouldn't want to sit on it of course though)

 

If you can build around this it would be a cool feature.

 

I'm talking about an OEM-replacement tank with extended capacity. Yeah, even a universal bed slip tank is $600+ dollars for the tank itself

 

tbh I kind of like the unpainted look, at least when it was freshly raw. By now it would not look good if I hadn't painted it...speaking of which I need to touch it up in spots. I used a couple coats of self etching primer before I put down the paint but it didn't hold up that well for some reason.

 

You hit it on the head.

 

Oh no doubt, when it was fresh it looked fucking cool seeing the really nice welds.

 

Ya thats the fear i have is i would miss it. But the wilco offroad tow hitch tire carrier might be a good answer or just fab up my own style

 

Just adding a small bit of emphasis here

 

just thinking about what would probably bend or break makes me wince lol

 

Oh no I was referring to the old discontinued tail gate style (hence I said tiregate).

You were talking about items produced specifically for our 1st gens.

 

Oh it'll bend, just depends on when it'll break; 5 seconds? 10 seconds? How's the quarantine treating you; wasn't your wife cooking and baking a lot more?

 

Ugh yeah, surprisingly I haven't gained any weight though. Probably because I'm also losing muscle mass from not having my gym routine so it's balancing out lol

 

Bowflex

Who am I kidding; used to ride my bike and it's been a good 2 months now since I've taken it out.

No weight lost or gained, but definitely don't feel the same

 

Like this

 

yeah tell me about it. I've never been a very flexible person but playing hockey once a week helped keep me somewhat flexible. But haven't played in weeks (months) now.

The other day I went to sit cross legged on the floor to play with my daughter and I nearly yelped in pain, I couldn't fucking do it lol. My hips won't bend that way anymore

 

Hmm yeah that does look a lot sturdier. Still wouldn't want to sit on it though just because of the pressure it would put on the swing out mounts to the bed