I've mostly been using the truck for what it's meant to do, but I have done some small projects.
Climair Wind Deflectors
I installed these so I can crack the windows when it's raining, particularly when I opt to sleep in the truck. I really like them except for the damnable sticker they put on there. I still need to get at it with a heat gun to try and remove them. The installation was as simple as it gets: stuff them in the window gap at the top and attach the metal retaining clip to the body panel, under the rubber seal, then on the forward-lower edge of the wind deflector.
Tougher Seat Covers
I only have a couple bad pictures at night, but the covers fit nice and tight after pulling the straps tight and doing some material stuffing and, I think, make the seats more comfortable. I pulled the edges of the driver side covers tight after this picture to remove those small folds. The passenger was nice and tight, despite how it looks in the shadows in the picture.
Owl Pro-Line Skid Plates -- bolt head protector addition
I added some tapered bolt head protectors from Rock Hard 4x4 to a couple vulnerable bolts on the mid-frame bracket that attaches the left side of the aft skid plate. As a side note, I've been abusing the hell out of these skid plates and they're holding up very well. I've done a couple full-weight slides across them and the scratches on the UHMW plastic are much smaller than I expected. It will be along time before that plastic needs replacement.
Morrflate Compressor Mount
Behind the drawer fridge there is a space perfectly sized for a compressor. I couldn't put anything in the space for fear it would move around and damage the fridge, so I decided I would hard mount the compressor to make the most of the space. I was going to order an ARB Brushless Twin, but I already have this one, it flows more air, and it looked like I would have to pre-order the ARB and wait.
Making the mount was easy. I ordered the same aluminum extrusion components that Air Down Gear Up uses from TNUTZ, which made it very easy since they will cut, drill, and tap everything to your specs. I ordered two lengths of extrusion to span the gap (which I had to sand down a couple mm since I got my measurements slightly off) and the hardware to attach them. When I removed the base plate I found the Morrflate used M8 hardware there, which was perfect for the slot nuts to mount to the extrusion. That meant I could reuse the bolts, spacer, and rubber vibration dampers from the base plate.
It was a tricky getting everything assembled in place since I didn't want to remove the cargo platform. I fed the air line and power cable to the rear under the fridge and secured them loosely to that side with cable retainers so I can pull out the slack to use them. At some point I may wire the compressor it, but for now I'm satisfied to use the NATO-Anderson cable I made and power it from the NATO plug.
