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I've been working for some time on a few more details, and I finished them recently...Of course a project like this truck is never really "finished" but these were a couple of ideas I've had rolling around in my head, and I finally figured how to make them happen...Another surprise at the end...
Seen first here is a vertical long gun rack donated by an old friend...
This originally held whatever long gun accompanied my friend on his solo patrols keeping us safe...Knowing him it was likely a Remington 870 in 12 gauge...
So that is what adorns it at the time of this photo, my own 870...
Seen above is the "shoe" I constructed to secure the buttstock of whatever long gun it holds...Behind the upright portion next to the CB speaker was a convenient place to stash my calculator...The .50 caliber ammo can behind the driver's seat has emergency first aid supplies...Between the seats with its door open is the small safe...Attached to it is the 115 volt inverter...
I used a three inch stove bolt to attach the gun rack to the rear bulkhead of the cab...The factory supplied hook above the CB speaker was a convenient place to hang a pair of S&W handcuffs...Velcroed to this side of the safe is the remote controller for the overhead traffic advisor...
My other choice of long gun is a heavily customized Marlin .45 Camp Carbine...
Another recent addition is a 50 gallon Lund auxiliary diesel tank...I limit its capacity to 48 gallons to allow for heat expansion...Also visible in this photo are the driver's door-mounted extra magazines for the Marlin .45 Camp Carbine when it is aboard...
It drains through a normally closed valve through the deck, and a Racor fuel filter/water separator into the fuel filler neck, then to the main tank...All gravity fed...The yardstick tucked behind the tank is a fuel gauge - 15 inches is 48 gallons...
I bought 2" iron bungs for the threaded openings in each end of the tank...The caps are drilled for the padlocks...
I then constructed a hinged cap to cover the valve from curious eyes...
A big surprise was in store when I drove to Livingston for another car show...On arrival I was encouraged to enter the Beast, and came away with another 1st place trophy!...My cup runneth over!...
