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Old May 7, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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Well i finally talked my friend into selling me his headache rack with 4 off road lights attached to it. Had to move the tool box back about 5 inches. I want to put a piece of diamond plate in the space between the tool box and the front of the bed and put a 110v recepacle on each side connected to an inverter to provide power to tools or lights when im not close enough to an outlet. Just thought i would post pics and see what everyone thought. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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Old May 8, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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I like it, cool headache rack and nice paint job! Nighttime pictures would be cool to see. Heh, you should take a photo following someone down a dusty country road with the lights beaming! Not a big fan of the bug shield I think. Wouldn't mind seeing the recepticles you add later, either
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Old May 8, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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this is definatly a dumb question but how does it mount?
i want to build one for my flareside but im not sure how to mount it
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Old May 8, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Looks like it's for a different truck, the way it's shaped. And it looks too high.
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Old May 8, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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I think it needed a little height for the beam to clear the cab and show the ground closer to the front of the truck, just a guess and justification. It does almost look shaped for a tenth generation ford tho...but that is of no matter, it looks good!
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Old May 8, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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it was originally designed for a dodge, then it was on a 9th gen f150 then an 04 f250 then to my 88 f150. It has toggle bolts that allow it to be bolted in the stack pocket. I put and extra bolt on each side through the bed to hold it better. Thanks for the compliments.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 03:29 AM
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Don't get me wrong, it's way nicer than my lumber rack. My girlfriend says I have a problem giving compliments, so I told her she was fat.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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sean thats almost sig worthy right there...lol
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Old May 12, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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here are some night pics one is just with them on in the driveway and the other is going down the road. I worked on my outlets for my 1500 watt power inverter. I have an outlet on each side of the tool box and i wired them with solid core 12-2 with ground.
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Old May 12, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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Thanks for the pictures, thats awesome! That is definitely a handy truck to have around!

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