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Yeah that crank is surprisingly hefty but it better be for for $90 before shipping. The license plate will be coming soon along with a custom rain fly and a mattress cover.

So my crank came today. This of course means I can stop using a push broom to open and close my top :elkgrin: I had to wire brush the splines on the end of the torsion bar to get the crank on and off easily. The first time I tried it out the crank got stuck and required some "persuasion" to...

I don't think "save" is the word I would use... I'm keeping it for now but it could definitely use some replacing.

Yesterday I finally got around to cleaning the inside of the Flip Pac the best I could and removed the roof rack and sealed the holes. I would've had those bars off earlier but the bolts had nuts on the inside that I needed a second person to hold for me. So now all I have left to do before I...

Check out BudBuilt for underbody armor, he makes some good stuff.

I do have an aftermarket bumper that I could attach a holder too. Or I guess I could just make a reinforced place on the shell to mount one too.

Oh cool, I never would've thought about the side windows, thanks. Good call on the carpet too, mine's disgusting.

Siiiick, thanks man. I'll bring the floor jack and the breaker bar. Lets make my truck a monster.

The last two days of work saw me get an ammo can to store my recovery gear in, cut and install carpet, fix the bracket the end of the hammock pole sits in and seal up the gaps around the hinges. When I bought the Flip Pac, the holes for the hammock pole bracket were completely stripped out so I...

Thanks for heads up

When you guys say don't store gas cans inside your rig, does that just mean not in the passenger compartment? I've got a Flip Pac on my truck and I wanted to store my Blitz can in the bed.

Filled huh? So I'm guessing its a bad thing that I can fit my pinky around the support hinges on the lid? The sealant looks terrible on the other end too so it looks like I have something else to do this weekend

So I should be looking into glues rather than stitching for the holes then. I can do that, I wasn't looking forward to sewing anyway :)

$5 for the brackets on the fenders? I spent way more than that on the ones I got, oops. Thanks for the tips on sealing the flip pac, I'm sure it needs some renovation there. When you say check where the hinges are for leaks, do you mean checking around the actual hinge pieces or just in the...

Today's update is a good one. I went to West Marine and picked up the pieces to finally get the support struts mounted to my fenders so I can go into the sleeping area for the first time :wings:. It wasn't a lot of work but its a huge psychological boost to be able to actually use the Flip...

Good call, those were taken in Oxnard Shores. I think I'll hit up West Marine and see if they have anything for me.

The bottom of the door frame is a seperate piece from the rest of the shell. The roof rack will be coming off very soon as it puts my truck well over 7' tall and I'd like to still park in garages. Don't you worry, I've got some sweet plans for my rear plate now...

Hit the image limit on my first post so here's my last two pictures for now. This is my truck as it sits now: I also picked up a set of Scrubblades because of this site so we'll see how they work out: Who knew 80s Toyotas had a different way to mount windshield wipers than every other...

Hey all, As some of you might be aware, I recently scored a Flip Pac for $150. Granted, it needs some work, but hey, it was $150. You can't argue with that price. Anyway, I'll be making it livable again on a very tight budget by this site's standards. My deadline is the 18th of this month...

It wasn't the cheapest thing I've done to my truck but adding a locker in the rear completly transformed it. The best cheap mod was replacing the weatherstripping on my toolbox. I didn't know until I replaced it that the toolbox was the source of 95% of my truck's squeaks and rattles and that...