Pulled off the stock antenna...



And installed the one that was on my truck. Can't decide if it looks too small for the van?






Also used the L-tracks to haul my street bike for the first time and they worked great. I think if I angled the bikes in and moved one of them all the way up I could easily fit two bikes in the back even with the bed and the shelf.

 

Stupid ******* diesels....

 

I think that antenna looks just fine on there

 

I like how you subscribe to my thread by voicing an opinion of yours that I'm sure you've expressed to me half a million times over the years!!

And oddly enough I feel that your opinion is going from hatred to jealousy. Yes you can drive it Dusty!

I'll leave it on here since I don't need it on my truck anymore. Just hope it works as good as that long as thing

 

How's the Chevy lean since your putting everything on the drivers side?

 

If there is one I can't tell. Also, considering these vans usually see about 3-4,000 lbs worth of tools and equipment in them from the contractors and laborors that use them, I don't think the 80 lbs of stuff I've thrown in it is having any effect on it. That's not to say there isn't one but like I said, if there is one I really haven't noticed it.

 

If it does throw some helper bags back there and keep that **** leveled out

 

That's the plan when the money tree gets watered again. Right now I'm going through a drought and there isn't much growing from the tree.


So Update:

Finally finished the shelves today, I bought some wood dowels and some wooden closet rod holders.



Cut them to size, painted them black and wrapped the ends with some carpet to act as insulation to keep any rattling noise buffered and also ensure there's a nice tight fit.







Also bought and mounted a steel basket, was a cheap alternative to building something up there.



So this is what it looks like finished w/ a couple tools in it...




There's still a couple things I want to do such as:
-Paint the mounting brackets black so they are hidden and don't stick out.
-Mount a small rack on the outside facing wall to hang ratchet straps


Also started on another project. I bought some Diamond plating and started cutting some templates out to cover the passenger side wall over the wheel well.

Here's the plating



And where I'm gonna put it so crap like that piece of wood or ramp don't start tearing up the suede...



I have a little more cutting to do till it fits perfectly but I'm debating whether or not I want to paint it black or leave it chrome.


That's it for now.

 

I was thinking something just like that, smart idea using the closet hardware
Those drawers stay closed when the lid is down?

 

This thread reminds me of that movie Idle Hands. Gotta keep tinkering with **** or bad things happen lol. At least you haven't picked up knitting