yea you make a good point, and it'd def crossed my mind before. the tool chest is mounted with bolts and washers to the 3/4" ply, and that is mounted with bolts to the stock seat brackets which is bolted to the ground like the seat would be. the drawers lock when the top lid on the Husky box is shut, but i still want to make something out of a piece of flat stock metal to put in front of the drawers in case the cheap lock on the husky ever fails, so it'll help keep the drawers shut.

now the new shelf i'm building will be bolted to the seat brackets the same way, and i will have some sort of latch/lock on the hinged lids i will be making in the shelf to access the storage underneath it. on top of that is where i want to put my ridgid boxes that i have like these:



I at a minimum will strap them to something (probably the back of the cab under the back window) so they don't move, but I still am considering pricing out one of those metal see through cab dividers like cop cars have, that way everything stays in the back in the event of an accident. you think that's my best bet? i wouldn't mind having that, i mean it's essentially a work truck, if i have to go somewhere with family/multiple people i have my scion or excursion.

even without that, the front passenger seat is about 1" away from the husky chest, and the other side of the chest is close to the back of the cab, so it's wedged in pretty good, so hopefully that would help keep it in place if it was a bad enough wreck to jar it loose from the bolts.



anyhow, i'm open for ideas, i def want to make it as safe as possible. i've been telling my dad for years to do something in his excursion, pretty much get a divider behind his front seats, because he has the entire back of his excursion from the front seats on back loaded with tools just free sitting all over the place. he's been lucky his whole life, knock on wood, never been in a wreck, and for 30+ years his vans/excursion has been like this...he's getting close to the end of his career though but still i'm still trying to convince him into getting it. i may buy it for him and just install it. i gotta price them out and see who sells them.

edit: damn, here we go right here. https://www.realtruck.com/kargo-mast...004Y743MA.html

 

Yes, I would take your own advise on the cab divider. It could be the difference I. You coming home to your family one day. I had one in my econoline.

 

I think i will get one.

 

I took it for a wash, vacuum and window cleaning. Then brought it home and got the dog platform and barrier back In place. Checked the oil and it's down half a quart which seems ok for 2k miles since the change and 137k on the motor. Lastly, got the back cleaned out and ready for the last of our belongings that are in CO. She's all ready for the road trip back to CO next weekend.

 

if you come across one let me know or PM me the link please

 

Didn't do all of this today but its been about a week. Fuel filters, speed sensor, turbo back exhaust, new up pipes, some custom tunes installed on the Livewire TS+, S&B intake.

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A quick Google search yielded this
http://www.clearviewpartitions.com/t...ions-ford.html
It's a crappy picture but I found this

 

How do you like that intake? I'm wanting one. Did it change any sounds of the motor/exhaust/turbo? Any performance gains (probably hard to tell since you have tunes lol)

 

Thanks I'll look into that

 

Took her to the zoo for the first time.

 

I picked my 2001 F250 Lariat with v10 up about a week and a half ago. It has 54K on the clock and I have done the following since then.

New BFGs all the way around.
Rear diff fluid change.
New fuel filter.
New PCV valve.
New Air Filter.
Cleaned MAF sensor.
Installed Ultra Gauge.
Installed new Kenwood radio.

I think I'll drive it for a while now before I do anything else. Runs smooth and strong. Certainly not like a vehicle that's 15 years old. And I it looks pretty damn good too!

 

Gave my 2003 F350 a little love the last couple of weeks. Gonna be using it more in the next few months. Got my parents AND my MIL coming out this week for a about a week and a half and putting 5 people is more comfortable in the f350 than in the Optima.


I put the topper back on so we have a dry place for luggage when we head up to Winter Park, CO, for a few days.


I had to replace the windshield because the crack progressed to right in front of the steering wheel.


Took it in for a smog test and it passed with flying colors. :-)


I had a clunk underneath the passenger's feet, so I replaced the sway bar end links. That took care of that.


Oh, and when I was test driving it after doing the end links, I kept hearing this click, click, click, like a rock was in the tire. I pulled over and found one in the front tire. Popped it out and went on my way. The clicking continued. When I got home, I checked out the rear tire and, sure enough, there is a nail in it. Gotta get that fixed now. Oh well, at least its paid for.


Now I have to get it ready for a trip out to California in December to pick up a boat. New shocks are on the list next and prolly a set of LED fogs. Need good lights heading across the salt flats at night.

 

Mine came with a 9mm Makarov magazine thaat was full.

Are you pushing 500hp with your 6.0? If not you don't need it.

Driveshaft install last night. Wife just got me the Milwaukee 3/8" ratchet and it is awesome. Saves a lot of time.

 

those cordless Milwaukee tools are great. we have a bunch of them at the shop I work in. look into the 1/2dr 18v impact, it's a beast

 

I have the 1/2" Fuel and Fuel Brushless 1/4" and Drill, bought them as a kit in January. Just got this 3/8 ratchet though.