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sengers recline, tilt, more leg room, as well as power heated and
cooled seats. The flip-up console can accommodate a third person
when needed, or simply functions as console, with cup holders,
built-in USB ports, and 12-volt power outlets.
As previously mentioned, Scott uses the truck quite a bit for his
scout troop, so Custom Solutionz added a couple of things to the
truck to help him get the most bang for his buck. First, the truck
now sports an integrated roof rack system based off the popular
Yakima design. Riley explains, “Instead of bolting onto the sheet
metal of the roof, it bolts to the inner structure of the A, B, C, and
D pillars. There’s a whole roof structure up there built into the
gutters. We built some little aluminum steps that click and lock in
place so you can get up there and walk around.” The system can
support a ton of weight—“I’m 6’2” and 210 pounds and I can walk
around up there, no worries,” Riley says—and at ten feet long, has
plenty of room for bikes, kayaks, and anything else Scott feels like
putting up there. The second thing they added is a custom-built
45-gallon auxiliary fuel tank. “It’s an all-aluminum fuel tank with
an 1/8-inch steel skid plate that fully surrounds it,” Riley explains.
“There’s a system of floats so that when the factory tank gets
below half, the auxiliary turns on and pumps it and fills it back in,
then turns off when it’s full.”
All in all, the truck is quite the feat of engineering. Scott loves
the way it turned out and looks forward to driving it every chance
he gets. With something this unique, he’s bound to turn heads
everywhere he goes. DTCustom Solutionz
801-867-9117
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