Clean brackets! Nice work!
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Looks great! Checking those bolts is definitely a regular maintenance item from what I’ve ready and my own personal experience. I have put witness marks on them since I had to tighten a couple up
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Added an off highway sand flag in case I find myself in dunes…… it is an old 5 foot Firestik CB antenna and spring base that was not being used , mounted to a GFC angle bracket. The flag is rectangular and 10”x18”, a larger size which is required in certain Washington ORV areas.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW3TWS5B?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
I don’t plan to leave it up there full time, but it does stow neatly under the rear bar. The spring screws in by hand to the threaded base, no tools needed for that…
John Davies
Spokane WA
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First iteration of a DIY cargo net using a cheap amazon net and some tie down rings bolted into the well nuts. Also because I’m lazy and forgetful I put a small white paint mark on all my locks so I can more easily see if they are locked or unlocked.
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nothing much. went to rescue a friend whose 1 yr old VW GTI died at home.
I was taking a dump when I got the call and ended up getting there and fixing the issue faster than a tow truck, factoring in the time it took for me to finish the dump, put on my shop cloth, get the truck out, load the GFC with tools and jumper, and drove 12 miles through SoCal traffic.
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your a good friend
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Where’d you get those bags? I’ve been looking for some like Vrnclr used to make, but they don’t seem to sell them anymore
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I’m curious too. I tried Googling “Filstrand” and nothing came up
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Found him on the GFC Facebook Group here
Also on Instagram here
I don’t believe he has a website or anything yet.
They are great bags, definitely recommend.
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These pics might be enough to push me over the edge to buy them. Look great.
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Added a 2’ bench/table to the front of the bed. Ripped some 2x6s to 5" thickness which gave it the perfect height to fit an small action packer tote.
It is held in place by pressure from a nut on some threaded rod going through the accessory tie down points on both sides.
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Looks great too! I need to do this
Installed the new headliner. Came with plenty of heavy 3M backed Velcro. I watched a few YouTube videos of people meticulously measuring out and attaching the sticky back to the gfc. Then attempting to line up the liners. I found the reverse to be most successful.
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Had a productive day today. First, I learned last weekend that Colorados have big holes in the corners of the bed rail which allow a ton of dust in. @m0to gave me some foam pieces and I stuffed those up in there.
My rear panel struts were shot so I ordered new struts from GFC and installed them today. Took all of 2 minutes and getting my head cracked once when I took the first strut out and the panel tried to take me out
So, in the picture above you can see how far down my Vrnclr bedding catch sags when loaded, partially blocking my view out the back. I’ve seen a few others had track up there and used t-nuts but because I have a short bed I didn’t have that option. What I did was measure up where the right spot would be and drilled a hole in the ledge the bed panel rests on. Then I bolted up a flat hex bolt with a picture hanger. I ordered a grommet kit of eBay and used that to put a grommet in the bedding catch. I have one of the cool Nite-ize carabiners somewhere in my multiple camping and hunting boxes, I couldn’t find it so I just used a mini carabiner. Works perfectly
Lastly, I added L-track to the side rails. These are not intended for anything heavy, just for hanging points and organization. I found black powder coated L-track and bought two 48" pieces. I then cut them each to 35 1/2". I measured where the captive nuts are on the frame rail and drilled two holes and mounted the L-track using the existing nuts.
My etsy bug screens showed up so I’ll install those next…
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Which bug screens did you get?
Is this a custom order, or does she have existing product photos we could peruse?
They are custom made. Sandi is awesome to work with. I found out about her from this THREAD
And this is her Etsy page: LINK
Alright… gotta ask. New positive pressure vent of some sort mounted to your side panel?