Soon, this will become useful.

"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97) 07/17/2017 at 12:52 • Filed to: None

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The truck goes in soon to have the bedliner and camper shell put on, which means the bed will become useful. For me, truck beds are usually only useful once they are a place where things like gear for the racetrack doesn’t fly out at 80mph, doesn’t get wet when it rains and is slightly less likely to grow legs and walk away in a hotel parking lot.

To commemorate the occasional, I clayed, waxed and detailed the truck for the second time. I also figure the paint on the shell will be not more than a week or two old, so it can wait and be fully cured by time the rest of the truck is ready for another wax in a couple of months. It cleans up pretty well.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 07/17/2017 at 12:58

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Our ‘78 GMC had a half dozen flip out T hooks on the outside of each rail. They’d look totally weird on trucks these days and might not hold up. But my god were they useful.

benjrblant > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 07/17/2017 at 12:59

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ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 07/17/2017 at 13:06

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These are OEM Ford accessories that latch into the bed interface plates. They seemed useful, and it was only around $50 for the set of four. The literature said they are rated for a working load of 600lbs.

gawdzillla > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 07/17/2017 at 13:15

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these might be better

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TOUP7OQ

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > gawdzillla 07/17/2017 at 13:19

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For where they were? Definitely no. You could hook a loop of rope over without having to feed it all the way through.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 07/17/2017 at 13:24

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My next truck shall be fitted with L-track.

Frank Grimes > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 07/17/2017 at 15:29

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pretty sure your paint is cured and has been since it left the factory. factories use massive ovens to bake the paint.