Maybe use cam followers. Top eccentric and bottom fixed. That way you can adjust eccentric followers down on sliding frame. Tack nut on back side of plate for threaded potion of followers and drill large enough hole for nut to go through. Then weld plate on on frame.
Hey guy.First thing, great job u did. I really like the simplicity and tightness of the ladder rack as well. Questions - did i miss how you secured it so it doesnt pull all the way out? What about that flex factor when extending it past that certain point, where it looks like it might be dragging on the tailgate? How does that affect it? Enough that u did something about it? Did u make a platform on top of these? If so, did u post a video on it? As time went on, what have you found that worked out very well, and in opposition, what might u have done differently? Thanks for sharing. Aloha ;)
All that time and hardware, tisk,tisk. I have a line X spray liner in the box. Chevy has pockets in the bed side for creating a second deck.made 3 spreaders. Laid a split 4x8 3/4 inch pressure treated plywood across the spreaders , hinged in the middle. Glued Astro turf onto the plywood . I slide buss trays underneath, mine fits 6 in all with lots of room for long items carries all my supplies, remains dry for the most part, I drilled holes in the corners of the buss trays just in case. Water drains through around the sides , me and the fellas stand around the box and put their coffee and breakfast sandwiches on the turfed level while we shoot the shit . I can remove everything in two minutes if I need the bed. I commend you for exercising your brain though. You will regret what you’ve done in time when the system you have created doesn’t work for you for whatever reason. I’ve made all the mistakes while searching for the grail but there is no grail. Best advice is the same advice you’ve ignored. Keep it simple....... it’s really not your fault, you have a young and perhaps an uncluttered mind. In time friend, in time. After enough failures the light will go on and you realize the futility of it all.
