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    pickup mods

    thought this would be a fun one, what have you all done to your trucks to make 'em suited for the abuse of scrapping??, i myself am working on bed walls, a headache rack for the rear glass, and bed lining my whole truck. toying with a roof rack idea as well.


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    I should list the mods iv done NOT good for scrapping ahaha

    Lift kit
    35" tires
    Magnaflow exhaust
    Few engine mods

    Hard to load heavy things, fuel milage sucks and almost too loud for curb co. !!! But I make due pretty well
    If I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...

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    Your young Jord, it's not supposed to make sense. It's either supposed to look good, go fast, or crush something buddy.

    Sirscrapalot - I drive a mini-van, it's awesome enough it doesn't need mod'ed

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    added straps to tie things down
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    plywood bedliner
    side rails
    upgraded to lt tires
    support leaf is becoming a reality
    need to make a rear window guard at some point
    Last edited by NHscrapman; 12-16-2013 at 05:32 PM.
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    Power converter inside for charging my Milwaukee batteries. Looking to do more, but not sure what at this point in time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    Your young Jord, it's not supposed to make sense. It's either supposed to look good, go fast, or crush something buddy.

    Sirscrapalot - I drive a mini-van, it's awesome enough it doesn't need mod'ed
    You forgot "its supposed to sound bad a$$" LOL
    Im drivng my parents mini van to pick up some puter scrap while visiting the girlfriends family a few hours away. I'll let you know what I think of minivans when I return...

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    Absolutely Nuthin : D

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    LOL I do not wanna EVAH...E V A H...see an outraged soccer mom, driven onedemthings!

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    Nah..I leave that posturing for those that got something to prove. Awesome doesn't have to prove it's awesome.

    But good video!

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    Net from the sides of a trampoline so I can cover the load when I dont want to strap it down.

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    Let's see. Pickup bed crane, receiver hitch, gooseneck hitch, headache rack, pair of tool boxes, and pair of good bucket seats. To name a few anyhow.
    Alvord iron and salvage
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    To my pickup I have added:

    100,000 miles
    Countless dents and scratches
    Cigarette burns
    A pile of soda cans in the back of the cab

    Got it pretty much where I want it now

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    not so much for scrapping, more for all around:

    1994 Dodge Cummins 3500 dually 2wd:

    - 4 inch straight pipe exhaust (to fix the dump after downpipe)
    - Kenworth front bumper
    - aftermarket headlights, LED spot lights aux.
    - HD rear bumper
    - toolbox in bed
    - on board air
    - custom stereo so I can drown out the dually
    - CB
    - big honkin air filter, torktek ofv, larger fuel feed lines, tweaked afc, in cab pre boost knob,
    - upgraded brakes
    - replaced tires

    Need to get goin on that WMO setup so fuel is cheaper

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    Quote Originally Posted by cajunscrapper View Post
    Net from the sides of a trampoline so I can cover the load when I dont want to strap it down.
    can't believe I never thought of this, thats a great idea!

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    Thanks for the post. Truck modifications serve many purposes, I myself have to have a specific type of truck with specific modifications to be able to handle our scrap.

    24" Box Van, Extended Rear Platform, Heavy duty lift gate, Broom holders, and tools holders on wall inside, first aid kit mounted on wall at rear gate.
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    Since i drive the smaller fuel efficiant trucks i first added:
    Quality shock absorbers
    Helper springs
    New tires with higher max inflation
    Helped big time.

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    a heavy duty hitch.
    Last edited by Russell; 12-18-2013 at 01:02 AM.

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    Lift gates are handy for loading heavy/bulky items up into the back of a pickup truck

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