I Made A Thing

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 07/16/2018 at 14:25 • Filed to: ram mods, damn ram, ram dashcam

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Sick of having groceries and other small items sliding around in the back of my truck, I wanted to make a cargo divider that would keep smaller things in the back near the tailgate, plus be easy to remove.

Its SUPPOSED to look like I spent $0 making it, because I did

I had an old long pallet lying around at work, so once I measured it and found it would fit dang near perfectly, I cut it in half lengthwise , so that it would fit just below the top of the bed rails

I then pulled the slightly shorter boards from the half of the pallet I wasn’t using, and nailed them on to this side to fill the gaps. I was not concerned with perfection. Just function. I even reused the nails.

I had some old hooks lying around that we used to hang bikes from in the garage , and am using them to hang grocery bags from. I’m not 100% sold on them so I might change them out or find a better solution .

I added some boards to the top ends to allow me to clamp it to the bed rails, added some foam tape to keep the wood from scratching the paint, and test fit it.

Using 2 C-clamps to hold it in seems to work fine, I can add two more if I need to for larger heavier loads. But as-is it does pretty well. The hooks need to be a little higher to properly hold a grocery bag, but for now they do fine to keep them from shifting around the bed or spilling over.

and 100 more > Takuro Spirit 07/16/2018 at 14:43

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Hol’ up, did we wander into Lifehacker?

Well done, sir!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Takuro Spirit 07/16/2018 at 14:45

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This is why every truck in the future will have a Honda Ridgeline like trunk built into it 

BigBlock440 > Takuro Spirit 07/16/2018 at 14:46

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Factory location not good enough?

functionoverfashion > Takuro Spirit 07/16/2018 at 14:48

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Takuro Spirit > BigBlock440 07/16/2018 at 15:10

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Too far back (not enough room between it and tailgate) , requires custom cutting, doesn’t appear to be deep enough to hold a board securely on my truck :

BigBlock440 > Takuro Spirit 07/16/2018 at 15:23

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I think you’d be surprised with how securely it’d hold it, if you cut it to the right length. I’d think it would have been easier, but as long as the end product works, that’s what matters.

Takuro Spirit > BigBlock440 07/16/2018 at 15:31

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Yup. Works great. Except the hooks. If I had a board tall and long enough (previous homeowners left SO MUCH SCRAP WOOD BEHIND) I would have used it if the pockets were far enough back... just turned out I had the right width pallet, and having it was the perfect height.

MooseKnuckles > Takuro Spirit 07/16/2018 at 16:05

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In the factory slots. Put aluminum rod in for tie downs. Slightly tapered the end of the wood so it slots into the bed wall better and capped each end with metal tie/joist hanger

Nom De Plume > Takuro Spirit 07/16/2018 at 16:06

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Industrial, or even not so industrial, strength spring loaded shower curtain holder.  Super easy to adjust height and distance into the bed.  Rubber feet so no worries about scratches.

Takuro Spirit > Nom De Plume 07/16/2018 at 16:11

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I wanted to go all Trump and build a wall tho.