New Headache Rack
 

Hey Squareheads, Having worn out one bed already I wanted to beef up my new one--ran angle iron down the top, and tie it into a headache rack behind the cab. So, with the help of a talented friend this is what we came up with. Any suggestions before paint and bolting it in?

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Tail lights will go in the holes on the sides of the rack. Oh, and I am not sure what color of paint to go with. Still have some black (same as truck) but would like something a bit more of an accent. Thoughts?

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silver or a red maybe??

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Por15 high gloss. Looks good, nice work.

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I'm leaning heavy towards silver. I don't want it to just look like a bad chrome job, plus it is going to take a beating. Not sure I have the courage to go red or not. :lol:

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Thanks. Forgive the ignorance, what is "Por15"?

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All mine ended up black, easy to run to the local hardware store and get some "touch up".
I like it, personal preference would be some "protection" for the back window. Over the years, I've smashed out many a back window.

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nice, i want one for my truck

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throw a plate on top and throw a yellow caution light up there and maybe some back up fog lamps

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Powdercoat. Since its going to take a beating. Por 15 is a great product, but most of it has a problem with UV. So paint would be needed anyway. I would get it chemically stripped to get the rust out of the inside.

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How foolish would it be to just rattle can it? Always have some on hand for quick touch up?

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Yeah, no kidding. Accepting ideas for that as well. Expanded metal?

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Expanded metal works (and is small enough to block most of the stuff) Just a small, tube frame (maybe scrap from the hoop/rail build) with some expanded metal to fill in.

For that matter, some clips can be welded to the external frame and make the window armor a bolt in affair.

Depending on the truck's use, I like old Rusty C10 s idea on the extra lighting. I've seem many a plow truck doing just that.

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Google por15, great stuff and is tougher then nails. I try to use it for everything. You will never have to touch it up

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Great tip on the Por15, looks like a great product. I will look into it. Thanks