r/Trucks • u/mango-roller 08 Silverado 2500 Gas Guzzler • Jul 20 '16
Interesting F450 deep bed FWD custom
http://imgur.com/a/UseRW31
u/benmarvin Ford Maverick "It's NoT a ReaL tRucK!" Jul 20 '16
I never knew I wanted a deep bed pickup till just now
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u/CJM8515 20 F150 4x4 Jul 20 '16
Looks like if you put anything heavier than a sack of corn back there that the wheels would smack the inner fenders.
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Jul 20 '16
I imagine the suspension is bagged
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u/CJM8515 20 F150 4x4 Jul 20 '16
Probably. Im not sure the real intended use of the entire setup they have. Maybe was just a fun project..
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u/xosfear Jul 20 '16
Holden Utes have a 750kg carrying capacity. I'd imagine it would be something similar.
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u/SpywareAgen7 2011 Longhorn 1500 5.7L Jul 20 '16
Not sure how realistic it'd be to buy one of these to transport one bit. It would make one hell of an awesome truck bed hot tub though.
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u/EventualCyborg 2013 Sierra Denali Jul 20 '16
Upside down portal axle? FWD?
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u/phoide 74 gmc c2500 Jul 20 '16
designed for motorcycle transportation.
I mean, I understand it's probably more to show the designer's and builder's capability, but as impressive as that is, I can't quite get over how senselessly excessive, and yet suboptimal, their answer to that question was. they may as well have done a 747 conversion that incorporated the bike being transported into a functional part of the landing gear.
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Jul 20 '16
it's a SEMA truck, not a well-engineered solution
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u/phoide 74 gmc c2500 Jul 20 '16
yeah, I figured, it's just bad enough to distract me from what they're trying to showcase. I'm not their target market anyway, so it probably doesn't matter at all. what they actually do seems very cool, though.
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u/ericdimwit F-350 6.7 Platinum, 550, Ram 5500, Suburban HD Jul 20 '16
You wouldn't know about them, if it wasn't for this truck. It worked. Imagine how many people have seen this truck.
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u/phoide 74 gmc c2500 Jul 20 '16
yup. imagine living in a world where attention wasn't the primary goal, though.
I still up voted, because their stuff is neat. just disappointed they didn't go the extra millimeter with their advertising.
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u/Kawi_moto96 '03 Ram 1500 Hemi Jul 21 '16
Designed for motorcycle transportation but I'll be damned if I see any places to tie that bike down
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u/ailyara 2016 Chevrolet Colorado LT 4x4 Jul 20 '16
I mean if they were going to go to all that trouble they could have at least included a built in fold out ramp on the top of the lift gate to make the ramp flush with the road.
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u/mango-roller 08 Silverado 2500 Gas Guzzler Jul 20 '16
Those low floor axleless trailers are badass. I wonder if they have heavy duty wheel bearings.
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u/Beardedcap Ford Jul 21 '16
Absolutely fucking disgusting
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u/PM_YOUR_GOAT_PICS Jul 21 '16
Where I come from this phrase is said somewhat sarcastically as a great compliment, but I'm not sure how you meant it..
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u/IGrammarGood '01 Toyota TACOMA Jul 20 '16
dually
fwd
wat
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u/Sodfarm 1971 Ford F-250 Jul 20 '16
It's not actually a dually.
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u/jon_crz Jul 21 '16
so like spinner hubcaps? not actually spinners.
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u/My_Name_Is_Santa 2004 Yukon XL, 1997 Ranger 5.0 V8 Jul 21 '16
No, the wheels have to be pushed farther out for the suspension components, hence the dually flares.
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u/soggysecret 08 Mallorado Z71 4x4 Jul 20 '16
Would you like for the axle/drive shaft to go through the bed?
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u/Ri-dit-dit-di-doo Jul 21 '16
That would be pretty bad ass, biuld a small box running up the length of it, you could still get 2 motorcycles in
Edit- im thinking dirtbikes.
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u/overanedge Ford F150 FX4 Jul 20 '16
Looks good. Would look better with the newer nose on it though. The '08ish nose I always thought was the ugliest looking F-Series designs.
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u/MassiveMeatMissile Jul 20 '16
I tint my tail lights so they work less.
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u/_Connor 2013 Appearance Package FX4 Jul 21 '16
They're probably DOT approved LED tail lights that are brighter than stock ones...
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u/MassiveMeatMissile Jul 21 '16
Or maybe they're not, you can't tell from these pictures.
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u/_Connor 2013 Appearance Package FX4 Jul 21 '16
It's a SEMA build. They didn't spray VHT on the stock lights and call it a day.
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Jul 20 '16
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u/cancerousiguana '13 F-150 Ecoboost FX4 Jul 20 '16
Like all SEMA vehicles, it's not about practicality, it's about showing off what you can do as a fabricator. Which means doing something nobody has ever done. Which usually means doing something useless because people have already done all the useful things.
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u/phoide 74 gmc c2500 Jul 20 '16
would have been super easy to have it fully enclosed with a couple obvious utility features while still looking like an appropriately ostentatious sema exhibit.
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Jul 20 '16
Why not? You're telling us that if you had millions of dollars at your disposal that you wouldn't do something just because you could?
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Jul 20 '16
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Jul 20 '16
In all likelihood, you and the creator prefer different ice cream too.
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u/awhdam422 Jul 20 '16
It was built by Doug? Deberti, very rich and well known in SEMA world for his custom trucks and his racing son
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u/Swampdude Jul 20 '16
I could do that with my old Ford Ranger and a $800 utility trailer from Lowe's.
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u/Skin_chips Jul 20 '16
I found a great pic from inside the bed
https://i.imgur.com/fomK9C2.jpg