Time for pretty boy new guy to go to work.
Oct 24, 2021 18:44:13 #
I made a rocket launcher rod holder for a friend a few years ago and it was a six rod and I think it cost me about $25. I've got close to $50 into this 5 rod, but I did have to buy some new glue and a can of spray paint. Anyway, this is the new beach bum buggy, slowly getting ready to go to work. The rack failed the 70 MPH test and tipped over but I've only got it secured with bungy cords. I'm reluctant to drill into the truck bed and put in metal clamps, but I might have to. I ordered Weathertech floor mats from Amazon but they didn't fit - so I have a new set ordered from Smartliner. Other Santa Cruz owners have said they fit great.
Oct 24, 2021 18:52:47 #
Brownsville Tony wrote:
I made a rocket launcher rod holder for a friend a... (show quote)
How about real ROPE instead of bunji?
Oct 24, 2021 19:06:33 #
Brownsville Tony wrote:
I made a rocket launcher rod holder for a friend a... (show quote)
Check out using Nut serts. Much better then crawling under the truck to push bolts through.
Oct 24, 2021 19:08:17 #
Oct 24, 2021 19:10:07 #
Gordon wrote:
Check out using Nut serts. Much better then crawling under the truck to push bots through.
Yeah, I used to use them when I was a yakker. I'll see what I got in the junk drawer.....lol
Oct 24, 2021 19:27:17 #
Brownsville Tony wrote:
I made a rocket launcher rod holder for a friend a... (show quote)
Trust me, Tony, sleep on it a couple of nights and you'll figure it out. Either that or get ahold of Tim the Tool Man. I'll give it some thought also, but that won't work very well.
Oct 24, 2021 19:28:39 #
Brownsville Tony wrote:
Yeah, I used to use them when I was a yakker. I'll see what I got in the junk drawer.....lol
Fill the bottom of the rod holder with sand or lead shot then use the bungee cord to keep it from sliding around
Oct 24, 2021 19:44:30 #
Whitey wrote:
Fill the bottom of the rod holder with sand or lead shot then use the bungee cord to keep it from sliding around
Oct 24, 2021 19:47:33 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Brownsville Tony wrote:
I made a rocket launcher rod holder for a friend a... (show quote)
BT I see a tie down hook down low. Make a bracket from there to PVC to hold it in place 🤔
Oct 24, 2021 19:54:19 #
Whitey wrote:
Fill the bottom of the rod holder with sand or lead shot then use the bungee cord to keep it from sliding around
That's what I was thinking, fill the bottom with lead shot, then just tie to the front of the bed.
Oct 24, 2021 20:02:13 #
Oct 24, 2021 20:32:18 #
Brownsville Tony wrote:
I made a rocket launcher rod holder for a friend a... (show quote)
Looks good BT. Great idea.
Oct 24, 2021 20:49:32 #
Grizzly 17 wrote:
BT I see a tie down hook down low. Make a bracket from there to PVC to hold it in place 🤔
I made it to fit snugly between the wheel wells (42"). There is a hard fiber "blister" there and I suspect I can run a couple of self-tapping screws on a 1 1/2" pipe bracket that will work okay. They would be on the vertical side wall and not on the deck. I hoped to make it so I could just pop it in and out and that solution would be pretty semi-permanent. I'm still thinking.
Oct 24, 2021 20:55:34 #
lipsticker
Loc: Hartford Wisconsin
I'd try a sand bag Or two... Ya' got sand don't Ya? Pretty much free I'm thinkin' anyway.
Oct 24, 2021 20:59:06 #
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