Permafrost "build" thread

Gotcha....that makes sense. The actual Swing case is really expensive. The only reason I have them is because I found a set on Craigslist for $50 for the set. It was such a good deal and he was a firefighter so I actually have him $80.

 

Overwhelmingly aware of how douchey it is to just post another pic of the truck without anything changed to it, but I like how it looks from this view too.

Also, I am still working behind the scenes on the non-swing swing case. It's a catastrophe, but I think I'm most of the way there and it will be functional. It's everything you'd expect from someone with zero fabrication skills, and the neon ryobi tools to match.

 

Here it is: the non-swing swing case. I bought a VEVOR off of ama-schwagg as it had the best reviews. The model that fit the "chevy" was the cheapest. I didn't need the hardware as I was not mounting it to the bed and having it swing. I didn't want to drill into the bed because well I live in salt 6 months out of the year.

This is it in place. Already you can see the Mickey Mouse fabrication that went into this.
T-slot nuts holding it into the rail. I had to cut the sides of the super strut to get the lid to open further. Ooops. Surely there's a saw or some tool to make those cuts easier. Nope just some clamps and an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel.

Lets' get the party started.


Sakes.


So - some super strut on the back wall. Various nuts, washers and bolts to attach the "framework" to the plastic. Please note the precision of the cuts made.

Interior shot to show the strap for holding the framework.

Some more detail for framework attachment.


Roll up tool bag and recovery gear going in there. Pretty spacious. Leaves me plenty of room for grocery bags in the underseat storage.

I think this fabrication is worthy of probably getting decorated with some @snivilous speed shop stickers, maybe some @RCIoffroad stickers, etc. The case itself seems pretty sturdy. Good reviews on A-word. I'll probably swap the front flat strap for something a little thicker to give it a smidge more stability/rigidness. A quick 7/16ths hex bolt in the t slots removes everything quickly just in case I need to get some mulch, topsoil, or whatever else I need the whole bed for. I'll likely clean up some of the cuts once I finish "testing" it and driving with it.

Again, it's a turd, but it's a functional turd.

 

Luckily the wife found me some postage stamps not 24 hours ago so now I can hook people up but really you should just buy a pulley

 

Not sure the parking lots of NNY are ready for the boost.

 

Big thank you to @ragofabrication for these mounts. Wish I found them sooner before going through all of the silliness to “mount” my unswingable swingcase.

 

Welp. I'm back into some Fox 2.0's set at 1" lift up front. Should have just put them on to begin with instead of fooling with something else to save a little $$; Still the same stance as previous. Ride is slightly improved though. Noticeable enough anyways.

Left front Falcon coilover the Rod separated from the shock and was pushing up into the top of the mount. Felt like I was driving a hay wagon. No pics of the damaged shock unfortunately. Was on a time crunch last week as I needed to get the Fox installed and travel the following day. Anyway. Live and learn.

I won't recommend Falcon's anymore because of this. Hopefully no one has this experience.