Useful Vehicle Modifications... show em if you made them...

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Useful Vehicle Modifications... show em if you made them...

So far I have only been able to load 3 machines at a time on my truck. Last weekend I had to
pick up 7 cabinets and did not want to make 3 trips since the guy's place was an hour each way,
so I made a bed extention for my truck out of 3/4" plywood and some 2x4s.

This increased my hauling capacity from 3 to 5 upright cabinets. Yipee!!!

Check it out:
http://arturosarcadelab.blogspot.com/2009/08/useful-vehicle-modifications.html

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If you got em, show us some pics of vehicle modifications that you have found useful...

And for you riceboyz out there...Big-Ass Rims don't count, neither do body kits... Big-Ass Rims are for Suckas!!!
 
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What if the rims are big ass q-bert cutouts or look like pacman? :) Nice job on the bed extender, I'd almost worry the 2x4ish beam parts wouldn't be able to support something heavy on the far end, but I guess you just load the light stuff to the rear.
 
Didn't someone here make this to haul more games.:D
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We saw this modification on our way to picking up the cabinets. Very ghetto-industrious I may say...

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We saw this modification on our way to picking up the cabinets. Very ghetto-industrious I may say...

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I saw one of those setups just the other day. I thought it was pretty damn clever! You could live beside a Walmart, and plug into one of those outlets on the side of the building.

Would I ever do it? No. Still, you have to admit it is a sweet diy project. ;)
 
im shure it beats the hell ou of paying a shop 300$ to recharge your r12 (or do a retrofit)
what it would cost 99$ for the window unit and an hour of ingenuity
 
im shure it beats the hell ou of paying a shop 300$ to recharge your r12 (or do a retrofit)
what it would cost 99$ for the window unit and an hour of ingenuity

I think you miss the point. I don't even think you could run that unit off the battery with a converter - the amperage is too high.

Put in a couch, a TV and that AC though and then pull up to the side of any big box store. Plug in a black extension cord to the wall outlet, and enjoy your free AC living room. :D
 
ever see the older van style campers theyrun a indow style ac unit attached to the top of the van
agood rc converter would be plenty to convert bat power to use wth anac window unit you would just need to be creative

i get the point but it is a possible solution to a ac breakdown i mayhave to cram a window unit in my truck now lol


btw that site is freaking awsome my gf saw this one and is cracking up
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Another one I actually saw yesterday on my drive home. Unfortunately I had to crop the hell out of the picture, they were pretty far away.
From what I could tell, they took a side window from a truck cap and added it to a sheet of plexi to create a rear window with a built in sliding opening....

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got tired of heaving cabs all the way up and scratching up the back. so i made this and it works great. just walk the cab right up and a quick strong strap, good to go...
ran too good to chuck it after the tree fell on it...
figured DOKERT might like the extra tail lenses...hey i can haul a gooseneck car trailer too !
 

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I don't have a pic right now, but when my grandpa died a couple years ago my grandma gave me his truck. A 93 f150 long bed xlt lariat.
My grandpa always put a shell on and had the entire bed done in carpet for potential sleeping. which he never did as far as I know.

Anyway it's perfect for hauling 1 game. Nicely carpeted with a shell. turned out to be a good game hauler for me.
 
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