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logdog GRM+ Memberand Reader
9/14/12 11:38 a.m.

This guy likes diamond plate!

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/3210432315.html FOR SALE A BEAUTIFUL CUSTOMIZED 1976 DODGE 1TON DULLY HEAVY DUTY 4X4 MANUAL TRANSMISSION BRAND NEW TIRES (ALL 6 OF THEM) IN GREAT CONDITION FUN TRUCK TO DRIVE WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET PICK UP ONLY CASH ONLY CALL TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT

N Sperlo PowerDork
9/14/12 11:58 a.m.

woah..

GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/14/12 12:20 p.m.

Ain't nobody slippin' offa that truck Not even if you stand on the side somehow.

Tom_Spangler GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
9/14/12 12:22 p.m.

Wait, is "DULLY" meant to describe the truck, or the person who did that to it?

N Sperlo PowerDork
9/14/12 12:22 p.m.

Would make a good civilian emergency response truck.

GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/14/12 12:27 p.m.

If he'd just used regular flat sheet metal on the sides instead this thread would be titled "Nice dually with cool custom-fabbed bed on Craigslist"

N Sperlo PowerDork
9/14/12 12:29 p.m.

Not a fan of the side being DP, but I do like the floor and flares of the bed.

Appleseed PowerDork
9/14/12 12:38 p.m.

Diamond plate has it's uses. This truck is why I think I hate diamond plate. Its used in the worst ways.

logdog GRM+ Memberand Reader
9/14/12 12:39 p.m.

The big lip around the perimeter and the shallowness of the bed make it look like it would be difficult to load up after a trip to Home Depot.

stuart in mn PowerDork
9/14/12 12:40 p.m.

Diamond plate is really overdone these days...I keep hoping it will go out of fashion, along with flat black paint jobs.

aussiesmg UltimaDork
9/14/12 1:01 p.m.

Dammit, my challenger has diamond (aluminum) plate interior, it was cheap.

fasted58 UltraDork
9/14/12 1:04 p.m.

.. diamond plate OCD

Tyler H GRM+ Memberand Dork
9/14/12 1:08 p.m.

I've seen a lot worse on Craigslist.

Duke PowerDork
9/14/12 1:21 p.m.

I would wager that a substantial portion of that truck's load capacity is used up just lugging the empty bed around.

GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/14/12 1:32 p.m.

The back's riding pretty high and that's probably aluminum diamondplate that replaced steel...

ebonyandivory Reader
9/14/12 1:50 p.m.

stuart in mn wrote: Diamond plate is really overdone these days...I keep hoping it will go out of fashion, along with flat black paint jobs.

Then you'd have hated the flat-black aluminum diamond-plate half-doors I made for my Samurai!

ditchdigger SuperDork
9/14/12 2:18 p.m.

Woah! Diamond plate AND a Grant Challenger wheel? All it is missing is some Mossyoak camo to complete the redneck trifecta.

logdog GRM+ Memberand Reader
9/14/12 2:46 p.m.

ditchdigger wrote: Woah! Diamond plate AND a Grant Challenger wheel? All it is missing is some Mossyoak camo to complete the redneck trifecta.

Dont forget the chrome nekid lady mudflaps

Duke PowerDork
9/14/12 2:51 p.m.

GameboyRMH wrote: The back's riding pretty high and that's probably aluminum diamondplate that replaced steel...

In that case, I hope he backprimed everywhere that touches the steel frame and bodywork with a ton of mastic, or else the entire bed assembly is going to be sitting in a ditch about 5 years from now, no longer connected to the truck.

I would bet it's not aluminum. Aluminum is a bitch to paint for your average redneck.

DoctorBlade SuperDork
9/14/12 3:01 p.m.

I kinda like it. Not sure about in person, however.

Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/14/12 3:07 p.m.

Duke wrote: I would wager that a substantial portion of that truck's load capacity is used up just lugging the empty bed around.

On a one ton 4X4 Dodge, that might be enough weight to keep it from shaking your fillings out. That truck will beat you to death without a substantial load on the back.

chandlerGTi HalfDork
9/14/12 3:10 p.m.

That looks like it may have been a fire truck bed at one time and it just doesn't have the boxes on it now. Our fire department has one just like that.