RFI-EMI-GUY
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Nice bonding. You are not fooling around. Though those protruding bolts are going to slash your head some day. I would take a look at other fasteners with lower profile.
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slowmover
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I used SS sheetmetal screws. Followed k0bg directions. Fancy I/O star washers, etc. (Not implying criticism; wanted a model and then followed it).
That’s one helluva topper!
That’s one helluva topper!
Price one, it will floor you.
3 X that easy.
niceguy71
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HOLY COW.... I see they are $45 bucks plus $25 for shipping! when did they start making them out of gold???
JBC1020 - 102" Stainless Steel CB Whip Antenna 3/8" x 24 Thread
JBC1020 - 102" Steel CB Whip Antenna 3/8" x 24 Thread
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Thanks, and you're right, lol. I actually took the topper off yesterday so I could redo the mounts and get star washers on both sides of the hardware. Then I ran the bonding straps from the back side of the mount hardware to the side panel of the topper. Almost every other strap you see is just to bond the individual panels of the toper to the adjacent panels and/or gull doors. The only exception are the two short straps that run to the light pod mounts. The only reason I ran those was because they pass through a metal brace and into the sheet metal for the main part of the bed. Probably makes a decent DC ground, but I'm not sure about it's value as a RF ground. (can't hurt?)
They're 1/4"x20 that are only 3/4" long, which was the shortest pan head bolt I could find in stainless. I probably could have had the head facing out in more places if I had thought of that. Once I get everything buttoned up I'll cut the excess off, at least anywhere that my topknot is in jeopardy.
I had started with 1/4" sheet metal screws but I kept stripping them out. Put a nut on it and I can torque the $#!7 out of it though. Putting SS external star washers on both sides of the sheet metal too, and sometimes between the lug and the head of the bolt if I really need it to stay put (particularly if I can't get a driver to the head of the bolt).
There is no horizontal sheet metal in that bed; just the vertical surfaces of the bed sides, SMH. So, today's agenda includes strapping the topper to the cab and the cab to the hood. Someday this thing might get a diamond plate upgrade for the bottom of the bed.
Thank you sir! and Amen! I had my 225 pounds standing on it yesterday. Wifey said those cross bars weren't flexing at all. Of course the company says it has a 700# static weight limit and a 300# dynamic limit. I bet both are conservative. They also make a crap ton of accessories for it; everything from tool boxes to cook stoves! If I wasn't spending all my money on antennas and radio gear I could maybe have a small living quarters back there. If I keep spending all my money on antennas and radio gear I may have too!
slowmover
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. . They also make a crap ton of accessories for it; everything from tool boxes to cook stoves! If I wasn't spending all my money on antennas and radio gear I could maybe have a small living quarters back there. If I keep spending all my money on antennas and radio gear I may have too!
Has excellent reviews, devildog. Just build a pass-thru so the coonhounds kin guard the steerin’ & startin’ gear.
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DeeEx
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Last time I bought one was probably the late 90s, they were in the back room at RS, priced at $20. I think that’s the same price I had paid for my first one in the early 90s.HOLY COW.... I see they are $45 bucks plus $25 for shipping! when did they start making them out of gold???
JBC1020 - 102" Stainless Steel CB Whip Antenna 3/8" x 24 Thread
JBC1020 - 102" Steel CB Whip Antenna 3/8" x 24 Thread
Wow.
Well, the last new one I bought included the heavy duty spring and ball mount. I recall a tad over $25.00. Circa 1978.
So, ball mounts harly exist any more:
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slowmover
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Stop off at Walcott Radio. Grab a handful.
Or, pay Oversize shipping.
www.dxengineering.com
$75
Go all the way with a $150 BREEDLOVE #111
breedlovemounts.com
$375 CAL-AV five pound 6” SS spring
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Or, pay Oversize shipping.
DX Engineering DXE-WP-102 DX Engineering Mobile Whip Antennas | DX Engineering
Free Shipping - DX Engineering Mobile Whip Antennas with qualifying orders of $99. Shop Mobile Whip Antennas at DX Engineering.
$75
Go all the way with a $150 BREEDLOVE #111
CB Ball Mount with SO-239 on 4 1/2 inch plates # 111
CB Ball Mount with SO-239 on 4 1/2 inch plates The ball has a 3/8 -24 thread for the antenna SO- 239 connection for the wire 1'' face on the ball comes with two plates solid rubber gasket ground screw on back plate
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$375 CAL-AV five pound 6” SS spring
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Gadzooks and Great Scott!
I guess if you go that far might as well take the last step and hit that Mark-7...
Oh yeah, now I see...
Mark-7-Standard... $884
SPECIFICATIONS
Size: Approximately 3.7” diameter, approximately 8.45” long
Weight: 10.5 pounds.
Bending torque: Approximately 95 foot-pounds for a 10 degree deflection. Torque is measured with a perpendicular load applied 36 inches above the spring base.
For that kind of scratch I'd lean more towards mounting a super duty truck spring
slowmover
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They giving you a ration of s#%^ for that antenna?
Just tell ‘em you and JD Vance used to split SOS, that infamous chipped beef on toast beloved of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children.
Or not. (Ha!).
The unreal gift of Benjamin Luxon:
For the tone-deaf, the Jules Offenbach duet inspired this. Full twirls & flourishes version:
Am sad to learn of Mr Luxons passing a few days ago, (I just learned as I searched this). Must have paid a visit to those who’d miss his presence.
Duty or not, nothing's ever so serious, eh?
That antenna will speak to character transmitted & received. The smile in the voice which belies the words.
Always on the job.
“If the Army & the Navy ever gaze on Heaven's scenes, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines . . . .”
Dark days ahead.
Radio has its part.
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No jeers yet, at least not over the air.
When they come I'll happily remind them that if they should need a message relayed further than they can reach I'd be delighted to pass it along.
If it comes rougher that generally acceptable banter I'll be ready too...
"Never heard a man so insecure as that... Of course I can see why... That there itty bitty whip'd make any man shy!"
"P.S. your ol' lady said she likes 'em long an hard, but you probably never heard her say it"
When they come I'll happily remind them that if they should need a message relayed further than they can reach I'd be delighted to pass it along.
If it comes rougher that generally acceptable banter I'll be ready too...
"Never heard a man so insecure as that... Of course I can see why... That there itty bitty whip'd make any man shy!"
"P.S. your ol' lady said she likes 'em long an hard, but you probably never heard her say it"
slowmover
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Hmmm.
slowmover
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Post in thread 'Looking for advice for a new CB radio "system" for my pickup truck'
Looking for advice for a new CB radio "system" for my pickup truck
Still looking for, “the navigator”.
That wahini in a bikini.
Like your solution. Ingenious in making it work while keeping the rest functional.
Post in thread 'Looking for advice for a new CB radio "system" for my pickup truck'
Looking for advice for a new CB radio "system" for my pickup truck
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Looking for advice for a new CB radio "system" for my pickup truck
Still looking for, “the navigator”.
That wahini in a bikini.
Like your solution. Ingenious in making it work while keeping the rest functional.
Post in thread 'Looking for advice for a new CB radio "system" for my pickup truck'
Looking for advice for a new CB radio "system" for my pickup truck
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slowmover
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I’m not seeing beer, cigarette or coffee.
You been feeling okay?
Need be able to light one with mic in that hand while steering & yakking on-air plus beverage of choice in the other hand while it’s running the shifter. S&6^ gets crazy, you’ll be ready.
Might be needing some remedial.
Start by gettin’ all up in the windshield.
One of today’s kiddies in his underwear.
No pride and no brains.
We all started somewhere. I made sure I wasn’t going to get ash burns and had fabric to trap beer suds before it trickled back to my crotch. Or get sunburned. Go, go, little Brandon.
Gotta sit more forward. It ain’t a movie show out there. Half a Tsp of Cayenne powder daily and/or tobacco to keep testosterone high.
Mans got a pickup and a good radio, then he’s gettin’ ready for what he may be called upon to accomplish:
23 and 25 MPG over 1300 mile Solo Trip
www.cumminsforum.com
Adjust per records for brand & spec.
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Speaker mounted under seat has its problems...
Namely this:
Can barely get my liquor bottle (first aid?) under there, let alone a speaker 🤣
Could mount forward of there, but gonna take a inadvertent beating (kicking) from time to time.
Just needed to know what 'er guts looked like...
Could have been a much smaller radio
You remember the first time you took her top off to see what was underneath?
Re-rerouted (again) the wiring (there's some serious cable management going on behind that lower cover).
KLF2 in route from eBay going in there too ($34 and free shipping for brand new).
Photos to follow after DC upgrades
Lawd, lawd...
Ain't that the purdiest lil hole you seen all week?!
Ta-da!
Namely this:
Can barely get my liquor bottle (first aid?) under there, let alone a speaker 🤣
Could mount forward of there, but gonna take a inadvertent beating (kicking) from time to time.
Just needed to know what 'er guts looked like...
Could have been a much smaller radio
You remember the first time you took her top off to see what was underneath?
Re-rerouted (again) the wiring (there's some serious cable management going on behind that lower cover).
KLF2 in route from eBay going in there too ($34 and free shipping for brand new).
Photos to follow after DC upgrades
Lawd, lawd...
Ain't that the purdiest lil hole you seen all week?!
Ta-da!
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slowmover
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Boy, if I saw that on the highway I’d drop whatever I was or wasn’t doing to key up and hear what it sounds like (and get radio rig details).
My ETA just changed.
I’m willingly going to take a pay cut this week.
A GR45 with that mount/location is like catching sight of The Flying Dutchman
There’s a legend out on the road.
Has happened to me twice in thirty years.
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slowmover
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What no one tells the new guys if that he gets the mount right he’ll have that by which he’ll be learning from then on to live up to its promise.
I see you’re over the hump.
Welcome.
No fair weather sailor, he, that flees for the harbors safety the waters start to roil and go green.
Nay, he turns into the winds . . . .
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I see you’re over the hump.
Welcome.
No fair weather sailor, he, that flees for the harbors safety the waters start to roil and go green.
Nay, he turns into the winds . . . .
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She's got monster ears! Air miles unknown, but I can hear truck stop chatter and I'm a 25 minute drive from there.
It's hard to tell in the photo but the black piece is the FM shark fin antenna on the back of the cab.
The GR45 is back on the camper shell with a Breedlove puck mount.
I don't know that I ever got George at Breedlove to understand what I actually wanted (a custom piece with 4" puck, 6" backing plate, QD on top, SO beneath).
Kept sending me replies with model numbers for stock options that were not those things. Finally pulled the trigger on a 2" puck with SO and QD.
Local machinist making custom plates 5.75" above and below. Ordered a 6" sheet of 1/8" delrin to isolate. Should be bulletproof on top.
It's hard to tell in the photo but the black piece is the FM shark fin antenna on the back of the cab.
The GR45 is back on the camper shell with a Breedlove puck mount.
I don't know that I ever got George at Breedlove to understand what I actually wanted (a custom piece with 4" puck, 6" backing plate, QD on top, SO beneath).
Kept sending me replies with model numbers for stock options that were not those things. Finally pulled the trigger on a 2" puck with SO and QD.
Local machinist making custom plates 5.75" above and below. Ordered a 6" sheet of 1/8" delrin to isolate. Should be bulletproof on top.
