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Ryoken's 89 Crew Cab Tubebed build... aka Mutt....

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ryoken said:
if it where up to me, it would just be a nice even, superbright light thru the lens.. more of bright incandescent look...

to the point, that I would actually consider wetsanding the whole lens to even it out and diffuse the light, yet maintain good brightness..

I love the tech, and performance, but sometimes not the "look" so much... :dunno:
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x100 :waytogo: I completely agree....
 
Wow. Last I checked this thread the sequential was dead. It has been a busy day for me. I didn't think that seed was going to stick.
As for the tool organization, are you going to store your tools from work in this truck?
 
for the handtools, mostly "seconds" we'll say... like set's of my bluepoint sockets, wrenches, etc as opposed to my snappies and such... a lot of the cordless and specialty cases will be my main ones tho...
 
nope, you didn't miss it.... ;) outstanding question....

the only one it's been discussed with is Stomis in the LAB™.......



short answer is, yes... here's the long answer tho... :haha:


originally, I didn't think so.. the plan all along was to run a York (which I have), and welder in the K5.... now that it's becoming a trailer queen per se and Mutt will be at the trailhead as a fully decked out service rig, it only makes sense that Mutt has that stuff instead of the trail rig...

the fact Mutt will be a daily working rig multiplies that by eleventy......

now.. to that point tho...... :doah: both are WAY down the list, reason being, I don't want to spend time, money and effort on doing it to the gasser, when the plan is to go Cummins eventually...

so the answer is yes, but not for quite some time...
 
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I think we need a lot more options of potential tail lights and shapes and mounting angles to truly make an informed decision.

Get that arts and crafts **** going again!
 
see what happens when I don't have any ACTUAL work to do and I sit behind the computer? :haha:
 
Just a warning on the magnetic stuff. I know someone who uses those on substitute FedEx vans when the regular ones are down for service, and whenever they are on for any lenght of time at all (even a week or two), the magnets tend to create rust spots behind them forming on the paint. Now, this is only on the surface in teh beginning and buffs out of the factory paint, but this may also be why you so certain old trucks with big rust spots right in the middle of the door, in a spot that usually don't rust first. So I would be careful if you plan to use them for more than a day or so here and there.
 
they would be on the slider box drawer bottom.. and those are alum, so I should be good.....



like these, but smooth...




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ryoken said:
hmmm, $60 to do 1 whole drawer with the thickest adhesive backed stuff....... 12" x 5'


http://designer.realtimedesigner.com/magnetking/catalog/index.php&p=cGM9MTA4ODY=
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Are you looking at this stuff to line the bottom of the drawers so stuff doesn't slide or bounce? If so, here's a suggestion. Ask them to send you a sample to see how magnetic it is and how well it hold stuff before you pony up $$. It may a weak magnet like refrigerator magnets and not hold stuff very well.


And on the sequencer, it would be cool if you could get it to spell out something as it lights up like "turning", "move over" or "look out dummy".
 
runamok151 said:
Are you looking at this stuff to line the bottom of the drawers so stuff doesn't slide or bounce? If so, here's a suggestion. Ask them to send you a sample to see how magnetic it is and how well it hold stuff before you pony up $$. It may a weak magnet like refrigerator magnets and not hold stuff very well.


And on the sequencer, it would be cool if you could get it to spell out something as it lights up like "turning", "move over" or "look out dummy".
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Lol its too bad hes using prefabbed lights. An individual LED array that spelled out MOVE would be hilarious.
 
me thinks the rig is obnoxious enough.... ;)


good idea on the sample... I'm seeing ton's of this stuff all over eghey.. some prices are damn cheap, so I'm guessing fridge sh*t could be prevalent.. tho many refer to their stuff being used for car door magnets...


that's why I figured to look at the thickest stuff I could find.. the stuff on that site iirc, is 1/8 thick.. I'm only looking to do the 1 drawer, so I want as powerful a one as I can get...
 
ryoken said:
me thinks the rig is obnoxious enough.... ;)


good idea on the sample... I'm seeing ton's of this stuff all over eghey.. some prices are damn cheap, so I'm guessing fridge sh*t could be prevalent.. tho many refer to their stuff being used for car door magnets...


that's why I figured to look at the thickest stuff I could find.. the stuff on that site iirc, is 1/8 thick.. I'm only looking to do the 1 drawer, so I want as powerful a one as I can get...
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Use earth magnets so you need a prybar to rip the sockets off lol.
 
Stomis said:
Use earth magnets so you need a prybar to rip the sockets off lol.
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Those are cheap in stacks of quarter size on ebay

An array stuck to the back of a pieceof sheet metal may work well, or glue to underside of drawer.
 
That's saying pull strength is 180 lbs per sq ft. 144 inches in a sq ft so you're looking at 1.25 lb per sq inch. What are you planning on laying on it, how much contact will it have, and is that enough to hold it the way you'd want?
 
well, loose tools..

pliers, channel locks, dykes, vise grips, etc in one...

couple wrench sets in another.. tho I plan to probably run a couple of the wrench sets in roll-up pouches, laying on top of a magnetized set or 2..

than the socket one, and a ratchet/extension one.. obviously i'll have some sort of socket holder, whether stand up magnetic, or a clip style laying on the magnet.. than the ratchets, extensions, etc in the other..

screwdrivers in another, tho obviously with the handles, that poses an issue.. I was thinking of some sort of raised block, with a magnet on it to catch the blades..

if I find it an issue with sh*t flying all over, I'll prolly set them up in factory Snappy trays and case.. tho I'm avoiding that at this point even tho I've contemplated it before due to the "mobile" aspect of my gig...







all of this is in addition to my, what I call rigging bags for daily work.. which are extensive.. which will probably sit in the coffin thruout the day in the marina.. they generally wont be with me outside the marina, I store them in our shop.. but I run about 7.. I'll occasionally bring a couple home with me if I think I'm going to need them...

from a general overall bag with a little of everything, channel locks, dykes, strippers, 3/8 socket set, ratchet, couple extensions, stubby wrench set, Phillips and flats.. it's my "go to" for general work..

than a 1/2 ratchet bag, a 3/8 and 1/4 bag, metric wrench bag, standard wrench bag, plier bag, electrical bag, goofy tool bag and a container bag (which is basically a bunch of old dewalt drillbit boxes that are now used for various things.. carbide burr box, screwdriver tip box, feeler gauge box, chisels, etc, etc...)
 
You will probably be delightfully surprised how well everything stays put even without the dividers. I have a feeling mutt will weigh enough to help soak up the bumps unless you're really getting after it offroad somewhere. My tools stay very well put in my service truck even the 4 sets of sockets sitting on hansen trays on top of the toolbox. Granted my truck weighs about 18,000 but even beating it through farm fields stuff doesn't move around much if at all.
 
Knowing how to drive helps some too. We have EZ-GO utility carts at work with boxes on the back. I added a shelf with parts bins to mine with little stuff that can take forever to go around the mill to find in them to save me time.

If I drive, everything stays rather nicely organized and in its place even though I run it pretty hard. Even the little valve wrench stays put laying across the three c-clamps clamped on the rail.

If my buddy drives it, I'll be picking everything up when we stop. Generally it takes us longer to get to the job with her behind the wheel too.

On the trail we've learned to use little tool bags with like items in them. We started out with one of the plastic Craftsman boxes with the drawers and that never worked well, but that was trail use.

The little bags pack up nicely and you can get a good selection of sizes and colors to organize with. They are fairly tough too! Need a 1/4" socket set and your pick set, just grab those two packs kinda like the plastic boxes you're going to use.

My tools are packed in an old ammo can though, you can see in my K5 thread how it goes together. It's nice because I can put it in the K5, Crew Cab or the Suburban and pack around it for trips.
 
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