Need to wire it up and I will get it installed tomorrow.
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'89 R3500 Crew Cab 2wd to 4wd conversion & beyond
- Thread starter mrk5
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Started out with 2wd TBI350 with SM465 to current 4wd with 454, 700r4, NP241
Looks great
Looks real good. Can't wait to see it this weekend
Looks good 
That does look good.
truck rendering
This is what I basically envision for the look of the truck:
hah some day.. this is almost what im looking to do... but with a few differences...
modified yours a bit hope you dont mine.. for me (cuz i got hawgs) but i wanna shorten WB more...
Those are huge tires!
ive got 40" hawgs now but my plan is 44-54" boggers LOL
Finished it up and tested it out on the trail this weekend.
With the tailgate on there, the bumper is really flush to the body. I will see if this causes me to beat up the tailgate. I'm planning to add a backup camera as well.
It occurred to me I had this great idea of installing the tailgate so I could haul stuff more easily but that I didn't have a good way to secure the cargo. So I picked up a slide-n-lock track system made by Hi-Lift.
Worked great to secure my cargo this weekend:
Ever since I got the pickup I've wanted a portable grill to cook up lunch on the trail. I got this Weber grill for my birthday and it worked great this weekend.
Speaking of this weekend, we ran a trail called Chinaman's Gulch. There were 5 other rigs; @Kay86K5 @ktmoutfront @bent72 @venevidivicci and my buddy Nate in the red K5.
With the tailgate on there, the bumper is really flush to the body. I will see if this causes me to beat up the tailgate. I'm planning to add a backup camera as well.
It occurred to me I had this great idea of installing the tailgate so I could haul stuff more easily but that I didn't have a good way to secure the cargo. So I picked up a slide-n-lock track system made by Hi-Lift.
Worked great to secure my cargo this weekend:
Ever since I got the pickup I've wanted a portable grill to cook up lunch on the trail. I got this Weber grill for my birthday and it worked great this weekend.
Speaking of this weekend, we ran a trail called Chinaman's Gulch. There were 5 other rigs; @Kay86K5 @ktmoutfront @bent72 @venevidivicci and my buddy Nate in the red K5.
I like that tie down system.
Did the spare stay in place the way you had it rigged?
I bet it's nice to have a tailgate for that new Q
Did the spare stay in place the way you had it rigged?
I bet it's nice to have a tailgate for that new Q
Very nice sir. Looks like you had a great time!
The tailgate works great for the Q! Guess that's why they have this thing called "tailgating" huh?I like that tie down system.
Did the spare stay in place the way you had it rigged?
I bet it's nice to have a tailgate for that new Q
Yeah tire mounting did work. I got some of the big rubber wheel chocks for each side of the tire. Bolted a couple anchor points to the bed for the strap. I let a lot of the air out of the tire so it would smash down. I did have to add a small strap to pull it over towards the bed rail. Otherwise when I cinched down the tire it wanted to lean in a lot. I was surprised how well it stayed put and didn't flop around.
I do have a more permanent plan that is my next project.
Looking good man! I'm loving the "make my truck more useful for what I do" mods. So many of the builds are all about suspension/axle/engine type stuff, then when it comes to the small quality of life stuff a lot of guys don't seem to post up. Love it.
The tailgate works great for the Q! Guess that's why they have this thing called "tailgating" huh?
Yeah tire mounting did work. I got some of the big rubber wheel chocks for each side of the tire. Bolted a couple anchor points to the bed for the strap. I let a lot of the air out of the tire so it would smash down. I did have to add a small strap to pull it over towards the bed rail. Otherwise when I cinched down the tire it wanted to lean in a lot. I was surprised how well it stayed put and didn't flop around.
I do have a more permanent plan that is my next project.
ah...good idea letting some air out. I had a bitch of a time trying to keep mine from loosening up on the trail in an upright position. I really like what @D Rat did with his on the burb.
Found a picture.
That is a cool setup.
You could easily pull that off!
It is very doable, but I have another more radical idea.
It is very doable, but I have another more radical idea.
Roof mounted?!
