cphilips latest Truck project - Yakima Racks and Safari basket

[cphilip]

First step is the Yakima Racks to put the basket on. These are removable buy the way.

[cphilip]

Please Sir may I have another!

[cphilip]

...and another!

[cphilip]

and one more...until the Basket comes in...

[cphilip]

Waiting on this Cargo Cage basket to come in...

[MrMag]

nice yakima touch, some really good family friends of ours used to own that company........they are really rich now.......................yakima is sweeeeeet

[shartley]

[SlipknotX556]

Wow, Phil what a truck. You would fit in perfectly down here.

Its a V8 right...


I personally want a F350, but you cant have them in my area of where I live, they take up the entire driveway, lol.


Nice truck.

[cphilip]

LOL I wish I had a fraction of my truck budget too. I might actualy have some money!!! this is a sickness and I gotta get help.


Yes its a V8 Diesel. 444 cubic inch turbo charged Diesel. The "Power Stroke" made by International/Navistar actualy.

I got some noise issues with this. I was hopeing not too bad but they are annoying at 65 so I got to do some work there. I waiting for the basket to see how its included faring will help. If not I may have to add the lower faring for it. That is recommended for noise but no one seems to know how well the basket one affects the rods so I have to wait and test that out first.


Total cost of this project is going to be around 600 for everything... and that includes the Racks and the Basket and a 4 bike carrier for the rear reciever hitch. If I have to add another faring then add 40 bucks.

[Python14]

Wowee! I must say your dually is awsome. It must feel nice knowing you could plow through a small housing developement and be alright. I'd love to have a truck like that.

[magking1971]

A bike carrier for the hitch?? Phil you own a truck toss them in the back!!
In the winter I see people with ski/snowboard racks on top of there truck and wonder, WHY?

[cphilip]

You toss four bikes in the back and the space is all gone. And you cannot pile stuff on bikes.

[shartley]

Originally posted by cphilip
You toss four bikes in the back and the space is all gone. And you cannot pile stuff on bikes.

[cphilip]

another good point!

and I can move the rack over to the Pathfinder if I so chose and haul four of them on that too.

[cphilip]

The Basket is on!!!! And to top it off its install and its wind faring completely eliminated ALL of the wind noise of the racks too!!! I mean all of it. I got it up to 65 with the radio and airconditioner off windows closed and NO NOISE AT ALL!!! Man that was sweet....

Check it out....