Rot Box
Diesel and Dust
- Location
- Smithfield Utah
I’ve been slowly gathering parts and ideas for my do everything Dodge. I plan on doing a ton of camping and exploring this summer along with a few—take the long way around-- trips including Yellowstone and Glacier Park. I like this truck because it has a very stout and simple drive train with a ton of power and above average fuel mileage. It has a granny gear 5speed, a D70U Limited slip rear axle, King Pin D60 front axle and an NP205 T-case with a fixed yoke.
Near future plans include a front locker, big recovery hooks and I’d really like to replace my BFG’s with some Goodyear MTR’s as well. I need to find a solution to my stiff leaf springs, but I’m having a hard time making a decision on what to do… I don’t like lifts but these fender openings are so small!
For starters I wanted to make the inside of the shell as cozy as possible and still have plenty of function. I want a raised platform so as to put storage underneath, but I really didn’t want to construct it all from wood like most that I have seen. Wood works okay and serves its purpose but it ends up adding a substantial amount of weight and usually congests much needed space. Without spending a dime (as you could probably tell
) I whipped this up this morning. It is pretty crude at this point but I have some ideas that should work out quite nice once it is all complete. I made some brackets for a quick release pins so I can remove the entire platform easily if need be.
I’ll probably keep a spare tire, recovery gear and tools, water tank and power inverter underneath. I used an old box spring (with sweet floral print) to get my dimensions, but will replace it with two hinged sheets of ply wood (fold in half for access) and a full size mattress. With the front pins (closest to end gate) removed I will be able to lift the platform to gain further access underneath if need be. Being a long box truck I still have plenty of room between the end of the platform and the tail gate for my cooler, fuel cans and my big cooking supply box.
Near future plans include a front locker, big recovery hooks and I’d really like to replace my BFG’s with some Goodyear MTR’s as well. I need to find a solution to my stiff leaf springs, but I’m having a hard time making a decision on what to do… I don’t like lifts but these fender openings are so small!
For starters I wanted to make the inside of the shell as cozy as possible and still have plenty of function. I want a raised platform so as to put storage underneath, but I really didn’t want to construct it all from wood like most that I have seen. Wood works okay and serves its purpose but it ends up adding a substantial amount of weight and usually congests much needed space. Without spending a dime (as you could probably tell
) I whipped this up this morning. It is pretty crude at this point but I have some ideas that should work out quite nice once it is all complete. I made some brackets for a quick release pins so I can remove the entire platform easily if need be. I’ll probably keep a spare tire, recovery gear and tools, water tank and power inverter underneath. I used an old box spring (with sweet floral print
) to get my dimensions, but will replace it with two hinged sheets of ply wood (fold in half for access) and a full size mattress. With the front pins (closest to end gate) removed I will be able to lift the platform to gain further access underneath if need be. Being a long box truck I still have plenty of room between the end of the platform and the tail gate for my cooler, fuel cans and my big cooking supply box.Attachments
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