Project Update : Nice Rack

Everybody loves a sexy rack and L8 is no exception. In it's standard form the front runner rack looked kind of plain, But as we started to add accessories the rack took on a whole new look.

The first thing we wanted to do was lower the front of the rack down so it looked level across the truck. Front Runner keeps the front a little bit higher then the rear so you can open the sunroof. Knowing full well that the sunroof  will not be used anymore we decided to bring the front of the rack down. One of the greatest things about the Front Runner rack is it's modular construction. To lower the front all we had to do was swap out this bracket.

A few bolts later and boom the new foot is installed. We did not even have to take a rack off the roof.

Next on the list was to put some lights on the front. Ironman 4 x 4 has released their own brand of LED light bars and we thought this was a perfect place for one.

Again to stress how convenient this rack is we used the spare foot as a light mount bracket.

All we had to do was drop a bolt into the track and tighten the bracket down.

The Ironman LED uses a convenient multiple angle mount. All you have to do is adjust it to your liking and tighten down with the provided Allen wrench.

The lightbar tucked up perfectly against the rack, hopefully keeping it out of harms way.

With the LEDs done it was time to move out back.  I must admit I was as excited as a little kid on Christmas for this upgrade. It's one of those stupid things that you say why hasn't anybody thought of it before.  If another rack manufacturer has done this I have never seen it.  Front Runner designed a table holder that bolted to the bottom of the rack. It allows you to adjust for width to fit a multitude of tables. This was extremely useful because the P38 has less cargo room then any of the project vehicles we have used.
This is one of the track legs that need to be mounted to the bottom.

Simply slide the bolts into the lower track.

Adjust to size and tighten down.

Top view of the tracks installed waiting for the table.

I know what you guys are thinking because I thought the same thing. What holds the table in place? The table mounting kit comes with a securing latch. First you bolt this ring to your table.

Then mount the locking pin bracket to the rack.

Then drop the pin in place to secure the table from moving.

Here is a top view of the table in place. It is securely stored and out-of-the-way until needed. Keep in mind we mounted all of these accessories without drilling a single hole.

With all this cool stuff on the rack we need a way to get there.  Scott from BECM Doctor  www.becmdoctor.com had a few of his SD style ladders left and sent us one.

Not only is Scott extremely knowledgeable about the inner workings of the BECM he's a cool guy to work with. I highly recommend him if you need a spare BECM or yours repaired. He also offered to do another run of ladders if we can get eight people interested. The price for the ladder is $200. And one more thing before we get back to the ladder. Scott is also trying to find a way to divorce the BECM from the ECU. With him on the case we have a good chance of success.
Mounting the latter was extremely easy. All we needed to do was drill some holes.

Install some Riv Nuts nice and tighten down.

Poser shot