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Green with Envy
Sep 21, 2009
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1,604
Denver, CO
I decided to mount the rack in the bed. I bought a universal hitch and mounted it on the one fenderwell . Then, I had my welding buddy build and mount a piece on the other fenderwell to support the other side. I then had the pieces and bed sprayed in Line X. It works pretty good. I can mount 4 bikes in the rack and one beside the rack. All the gear can go under the bikes. Ya, I could have hauled the bikes on the tailgate, but Im not a fan of that method.
Wow, nicely done.
 

freeridefool

Monkey
Jun 17, 2006
647
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medford, or

My 77 f-150. 351m that is heavily modified. Hasnt been dynoed but we think its around 400hp. It has 40's now, 35's pictured. Kinda sucks for gas.

And my usual shuttle rig/ daily driver. 85 ford ranger. Pictured its getting a 302 an upgrade from the crappy v6. It now has strait axles also.
 

freeridefool

Monkey
Jun 17, 2006
647
0
medford, or
Post some pics once the swap is complete....ty

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Ill make sure to post them or pm you when it happens. The 302 is in and runs but Im having axle issues. I went with full width dana 44 front and nine inch rear. The problem is my drivelines are too steep for my liking. I really need to pull the axles and clock the pumpkins but thats alot of work. My front driveline has clearence issues with my engine crossmember when the big tires are on and its fully flexed.
 

doc gravity

Monkey
Oct 25, 2004
152
0
highlands ranch, CO
Like all these full-size shuttle rigs, gives you the option of bikes only, or bikes and lots of gear. Like the shot with the motos in in back! and the Line-X on the mounting hardware:thumb: We tried running 5 DH bikes off the back on the T2 until it died at Bootleg. mounted the T2 remnants onto a thule rack so we could run it low, unless we had a lot of stuff to put under it. Pics are on our way to Whistler, and a few races last summer.
Remember though, real shuttle trucks don't have spark plugs:)
 

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CountryBoy

Monkey
Nov 10, 2008
163
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Reno, NV
Like all these full-size shuttle rigs, gives you the option of bikes only, or bikes and lots of gear. Like the shot with the motos in in back! and the Line-X on the mounting hardware:thumb: We tried running 5 DH bikes off the back on the T2 until it died at Bootleg. mounted the T2 remnants onto a thule rack so we could run it low, unless we had a lot of stuff to put under it. Pics are on our way to Whistler, and a few races last summer.
Remember though, real shuttle trucks don't have spark plugs:)
I don't know if you have enough stuff in there haha. How do you like the cummins? I have a duramax I posted a while ago. Diesels are where it is at.
 

doc gravity

Monkey
Oct 25, 2004
152
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highlands ranch, CO
I don't know if you have enough stuff in there haha. How do you like the cummins? I have a duramax I posted a while ago. Diesels are where it is at.
Cummins has been great! Duramax is a nice set-up as well. Doesn't slow down at all on any of the passes out here in Colorado, even if we switch out the gear in the bed for a 10K team trailer. Diesel is the way to go for a full sized truck:thumb:
 

euroford

Chimp
Dec 8, 2009
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yup, drove it from chicago to boulder and back like this. yup, it was a bit rough. but my little focus is a trooper.



wearing her winter shoes

 

Dhracer3

Monkey
Jan 10, 2006
155
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Fletcher NC
This is my future shuttle rig.... 1972 Toyota FJ40..


And the power plant going in it..
Hopefully up and running by the end of this year!


 
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Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,740
470


07 Tundra Double Cab, 5.7L, 6spd auto, already put on a Camburg midtravel kit in front

Not sure what I'm going to do with the back yet, but new dampers are going on stat. The TRD ones suck.

Also not sure what route I'm going with the bike transportation in the bed yet. Could just use a tailgate pad, but those things strike me as very cheesy and overpriced. Could make my own rack, or mount wheel chocks into the front of the bed. Either way, needs a bedliner of some kind before any of that happens.
 

demo 9

Turbo Monkey
Jan 31, 2007
5,910
46
north jersey


07 Tundra Double Cab, 5.7L, 6spd auto, already put on a Camburg midtravel kit in front

Not sure what I'm going to do with the back yet, but new dampers are going on stat. The TRD ones suck.

Also not sure what route I'm going with the bike transportation in the bed yet. Could just use a tailgate pad, but those things strike me as very cheesy and overpriced. Could make my own rack, or mount wheel chocks into the front of the bed. Either way, needs a bedliner of some kind before any of that happens.
go back a page for a few options, tundras have alot of options, especially when you have the mid bed
 

Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,740
470
Well, I saw that rack above the bed thing, that looks ridiculous.

I'm thinking of something contained within the bed, so a cable lock can be run through the bikes and hooked to the bed easily. Would like to avoid hitch racks too.


Suspension:

 

demo 9

Turbo Monkey
Jan 31, 2007
5,910
46
north jersey
I got that on closeout, it has a "low" and "high" setting. 11 feet 6 inches in high mode as the picture was taken, it has locks on each pole where it meets the bed, a lock on each tray, and a lock on each tray connector. Another option as posted earlier was a universal 2 inch receiver bolted to the wheel well, and a hitch rack put into that.
 

Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,740
470
Inside wheelwell, got it. I wheelwell and thought under the bed and above the wheel, which would be a fantastic place for a receiver hitch. You know, in case you wanted a Thule T2 sticking 4' out to the side of your truck.

I've seen a few setups like that, where the tray is suspended over the bed, or put onto a tonneau cover, but it makes loading the bikes just as much of a PITA as using a roof rack on a car, if not more...and I am 6' tall.

I've got a couple designs in mind. Mostly hardware store contraptions.
 

Victor

Chimp
Jan 31, 2010
79
0
Arad, Romania
I have 2008 Forester 2.0X just like this one:



With a 3 bike Thule rear mounted rack like this



Nice milage, rugged build, smooth ride and can carry 4 ppl / 4 bikes or 5 ppl / 3 bikes :D