What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

I've been side tracked with a camp trailer project. It's a 1958 Dodge stepside bed I found on CL. This was the first time I got it rolling. The game plan is 12v power, water tank, solar, shower and a lift for my RTT.

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Nice! Truckbed trailers are the best. Well...not the best, but they are cool.

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And they can still get dirty...
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Half Flaps..I had my front mud flaps off for the toytec kit and 285's install, when I reinstalled them I found that there was an ever so slight contact with the lower bubble when hitting a bump and turning. I tried the heat gun method to reshape them but was not pleased with the results. Before ditching them I thought I'd try one more thing, I cut them in half vertically and now have plenty of clearance and some rock protection.
 

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Berdoo Canyon with my brother

Brother (phqduphead), Nephew, and I linked up in Indio Hills and made our way up to 29 Palms via Berdoo Canyon. Pretty simple trail, only two spots that require actual thought to avoid adding unnecessary dents to the undercarriage. Oh, if any member here are trackers, enjoy the YATYAS sign in the first picture (even though that first "T" really means tanks :drum:).
 

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Got rear ended
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That Infiniti didn't stand a chance! Good job. Even though you may feel "ok" after being rear ended right at the moment....get checked out. My neck felt fine then hurt after a week. Went to the chiropractor for about a month and ended up getting a 7k settlement and got my neck fixed also. Fix your truck and yourself also.... Still a bummer though, but it's good your ok.
 
Nice! Truckbed trailers are the best. Well...not the best, but they are cool.

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And they can still get dirty...
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I agree! Nice trailer!

I looked for a while and found this one. I'm building it in phases. The first one being the "slap it together for a CA to Yellowstone road trip. I've cut and rebuilt the tongue/box, added the wheels/tires, 6x5.5 hubs with brakes, LED lighting and all new wire, new floor/sub frame and a gas strut lift rack for the RTT... got it done in a month of Saturdays. I've got the month of May to add a 20 gallon water tank & pump, 12v power and solar. It also needs a bit of lift. I hate being rushed, but at least I got it road worthy tonight.

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That Infiniti didn't stand a chance! Good job. Even though you may feel "ok" after being rear ended right at the moment....get checked out. My neck felt fine then hurt after a week. Went to the chiropractor for about a month and ended up getting a 7k settlement and got my neck fixed also. Fix your truck and yourself also.... Still a bummer though, but it's good your ok.

Yeah, I'm afraid of how I'm going to feel tomorrow...hope I don't have to go through all that, but a nice settlement might make it feel better.

I don't know how fast the Infiniti was going when he hit me, but we were stopped at a light and apparently he thought it turned green...
Kind of funny to see his hood crumpled and a little damage to mine.
 

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