Best modifications under $50
11-27-2015, 09:16 AM
#6401
F150 Owner Since 1999..
i used Shurtape 2-in x 15-ft Black Safety Tape. i picked it up at lowes for $10, but my running boards had pretty small ridges so i cut strips that were .5-in wide by 4.5 in long then put a little angle cut at the end so it would blend in better.
Link: http://www.lowes.com/pd_27300-56131-...1&Ntt=shurtape
Link: http://www.lowes.com/pd_27300-56131-...1&Ntt=shurtape
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cfullersu (11-27-2015)
11-27-2015, 09:27 AM
#6402
F150 Owner Since 1999..
Porkchop Box Hardware Help
Hey All, I've got a Porkchop tool box I'd made for my previous 03 F150. It's taller and wider than the resin "Swingout" version you can purchase. Trouble is I had a canopy not a Bakflip on last truck so the lid doesn't open as wide or easily now. Looking to build a swing hinge type assembly. Anyone seen that before or have ideas on a way to do it? Preferably with a release handle of course. (Oh yeah, the box was under $50 and the plywood slide is out so there's room to swing it)
Last edited by FX4_2014F150; 11-27-2015 at 09:29 AM.
11-27-2015, 03:47 PM
#6403
Senior Member
got some of these mods done today! total cost was all under $50 combined for the paints, plastidip, paint tape, and grip tape. Also added polyfill in my sub!
straight out from under the hood, very dirty, sorry...
couple coats of duplicolor adhesion promoter and stainless steel color spray
added some detail work
topped it all off with a couple coats of clear coat then put it back under the hood!
dipped my mirror reflectors
and added some grip tape to my running boards
straight out from under the hood, very dirty, sorry...
couple coats of duplicolor adhesion promoter and stainless steel color spray
added some detail work
topped it all off with a couple coats of clear coat then put it back under the hood!
dipped my mirror reflectors
and added some grip tape to my running boards
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cfullersu (11-27-2015)
11-27-2015, 07:01 PM
#6404
On my running boards, I snapped a couple of those plastic skid protectors off at one end, by rotating my feet on them. They came loose and pivoted on one snap. Thus, my fabrication of the Piranha Steps. Now I almost twist my ankles on those things.
11-27-2015, 10:37 PM
#6406
11-28-2015, 02:15 PM
#6407
New F150 owner
Hey All, I've got a Porkchop tool box I'd made for my previous 03 F150. It's taller and wider than the resin "Swingout" version you can purchase. Trouble is I had a canopy not a Bakflip on last truck so the lid doesn't open as wide or easily now. Looking to build a swing hinge type assembly. Anyone seen that before or have ideas on a way to do it? Preferably with a release handle of course. (Oh yeah, the box was under $50 and the plywood slide is out so there's room to swing it)
Thanks!
11-29-2015, 11:11 AM
#6408
F150 Owner Since 1999..
"Help" on Hardware...
You bet, basically I'm trying to convert my current Porkchop style box from stationary to swing out like the one pictured below ("Undercover"). My homeade one is fairly big compared to the plastic one. Goal: craft some sort of swing out assembly, with release handle at rear of box, so access is easy. Current box is snug under rail but with the tonneau Backflip, there's even less room to open the lid (lid opens full length with hinges on back (or passenger) side.
Last edited by FX4_2014F150; 11-30-2015 at 08:59 AM.
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HstephenG (12-01-2015)
11-29-2015, 11:13 AM
#6409
F150 Owner Since 1999..
You bet, basically I'm trying to convert my current Porkchop style box from stationary to swing out like the one pictured below ("Undercover"). My homeade one is fairly big compared to the plastic one. Goal: craft some sort of swing put assembly, with release handle at rear of box, so access is easy. Current box is snug under rail but with the tonneau Backflip, there's even less room to open the lid (lid opens full length with hinges on back (or passenger) side.
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HstephenG (12-01-2015)
11-29-2015, 08:29 PM
#6410
its probably going to cost just as much to make that than to just buy one. they have some for like $130 just looking briefly. might get a deal on cyber monday.
by time you get a metal bar, get a hinge assy welded to it, shave the top of your box so it can swing over your bed box etc., you will probably be close to $100 anyways.
I would sell the one you have for whatever you can get and buy one
by time you get a metal bar, get a hinge assy welded to it, shave the top of your box so it can swing over your bed box etc., you will probably be close to $100 anyways.
I would sell the one you have for whatever you can get and buy one
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FX4_2014F150 (11-30-2015)