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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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stack covers/fun thread

so last week i was in oklahoma visiting my grandfather, and when i got back to the hotel it was sprinkling, so i put my makeshift gallon jug stack covers on, and upon getting back out to the truck in the morning they were no where to be found. Fast forward to sunday night, i got home from doing whatever and it was sprinkling again, after looking around my garage for about 20minutes i stumble upon some old hardhats. low and behold they work AWESOME!!!! as stack covers/rain guards.

Now here is my dilemma i have two brand new plain white hardhats as stack covers, and i dont have the slightest a clue of how i want to "truckify" them.
i intend for this to be sort of a fun thread, and want yall's opinion's of how i should "truckify" them. so put those creative genes to work and throw some options out.

thanks Austin
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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I'd start with some silhouette mud flap girl ornaments. Maybe even add some spring assisted hinges so you can leave em on all the time, and then you could tip your 'hats' with the skinny pedal
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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paint some brains on them....hell, I'm kinda outta ideas for this one LOL
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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First you have to start by adding a photo of your protected stacks so we get an idea of what things look like. Then we can go from there.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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I would go with a polished stainless cover with light spring loaded hinge.

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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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first get the brackets to mount to beer cans to the sides of them, paint them half brains half chrome, spring load em, and then dead center get the mud flap girls hahaha
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Draw p e n i s e s on the sides of them with sharpie. So when someone sees hard hats on the top of your stacks, they begin laughing as thats already ridiculous enough, then walk closer and see them on the side, and then bust out in laughter
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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what id do if i had stacks id throw a truck cap on and cut the stacks flush with the cap and always keep the truck undercover
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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i will get some photos tomorrow when its light out.

i like the brains idea. keep the ideas rollin.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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Damn Kris, that's too funny!!
 
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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One word. Well, two... Bull Horns!
 
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by deereman4020
what id do if i had stacks id throw a truck cap on and cut the stacks flush with the cap and always keep the truck undercover
The more that I think about this idea, the more I like it.
You could also make some of those angle tips sticking up looking like horns, too.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 08:09 AM
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Tie strings all around the hat, then attach a bracket to the pipe. Have about 2' slack in the strings. When you start the truck, the hat will fly up like a parachute, then when you turn the truck off they will fall back in place.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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i second the bull horns, make sure to custom powdercoat them
 
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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I like the brains idea, if you are worried about covers.
 
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