Pic related is my truck, it's a 1996 F-150 with a rack and extended bed. The radio doesn't work, and odometer doesn't work, and neither does the horn. What modifications need to be done to make it the ultimate operator operations vehicle
>>30598614
Mount a .50 to the back and remove the doors
>>30598614
Here is a part of the interior. I used tactical high speed low drag black duct tape to hold the dash together after some meth head broke in and tried to steal my radio
Paint it tan and put a beefy bumper on it.
>>30598614
>telling people how reliable everything but the fucking engine is
>>30598648
>tried to steal a stock ford radio
Those things are such a pain in the ass to take out
The guy clearly didn't know what he was doing
Especially since stock radios aren't worth shit
>>30598945
Who gives a fuck
It most likely runs, so beyond that,it doesn't matter reliability wise
It's a Ford
The regular shit will have to be fixed eventually
Not OP btw
put a bed cap on it and throw some gear and mats in the back for a little enclosed shooting station
put a gun rack on the rear window
offroad tires
cb radio
>>30598614
Paint it dark earth to start. Paint the roof rack a matte black with bedliner or something similar for that texture. Make or place a roof cargo basket in that space of rack over the cab. Make some bench seats from the back of the cab to...let's say the gas cap. Make a standing platform and support gear for a technical gunner to stand at the rear. Find a decommissioned medium machine gun. Get good off road tires (for aesthetic really) and find some large yet tasteful bullbars for the front. Get two large spotlights( fuck that LED shit, we're not fucking around here) on the bullbars and three or four on the front of the roof basket.
As good as I can come up with. It'll cost you, but if you can weld and you can find scrap shit or stuff purpose built for another vehicle there is no reason why you can't start modding shit to work.
>like pic related for what it would look like
>but not pic related, what I said
Its 2wd?
>>30599252
>Have machine gun swivel for passenger
>Proceed to latch on a cage so its useless when vehicle is moving
>>30599505
Not op, but the xl package to my knowledge always is. Plus ford plasters 4x4 stickers on it if it is
>>30598614
I too have an old red F-150. 2000, extendo bed, and natural gas tank in the back that is kind of like a small bench. cupoholder broke off so I usually stuff a pistol in the hole that remains.
Mount a TOW launcher on the back, and put a light machine gun on the passenger side dash, sticking out the windshield.
I know it's stupid.
>>30599519
I just posted it for the general look of it. Given a fuck ton of hours on photoshop I could make what I have in mind, but my description is probably as good as it gets.
>>30598614
1. Load the bed with ANFO
2. Aloha snack bar
3. ???
4. Greet profit
>>30599579
This is the individual who understands the situation.
>>30599579
calm down, ghost of Timmy McV
>>30599164
>CB
Please no
Just get yer HAM and build a mobile station in your truck, better gear, more frequencies, and you can blast hundreds of watts into FRS/GMRS frequencies and spread the gospel of the /k/ube all the underage B& of your county.
>>30598614
Regular maintenance is all it should need. Most trucks are built to last, so as long as it's under 300k, it should be fine
>inb4 odometer stopped working at 299k
Shove your crap in the back and go.
The more important question is: where do you plan on going and what you plan on taking with you?
>>30598614
Fix the horn, radio, and odometer.
Mount a fiddycal on the back. It can even be a Barrett if you want your murderwagon to be legal.
>>30599795
OP here, it only has 7k miles on it
>>30599837
When was your last oil change?
Lift it, bro
>>30599837
literally how
>>30599837
>>30599875
I barely drive mine and it has 86k. thats inculding 3 road trips and i got it at 25k
>>30599875
gonna laugh like a retard if he reiterates that the odo stopped working
>>30598614
Lmao turn that into a Ford Blyat XL
You should just buy a Toyota.
>>30598657
I wish they sold the T6 Rangers over here so bad.
>>30598614
>have GC-tier 8-foot bed
>want to oper8 in it
>>30598614
A winch is nice, bigger wheels and a beefed up suspension.
Maybe a .50 cal machine gun on a swivel turret mounted in the truck bed.
>>30598614
Get a bigger truck.
>>30599861
It's 2x4, fuckin why
>>30599861
When I was 15, my father died under the car that he had been working on because he was looking for a tool. 10 years later, as a grown man, I have found that tool.
>>30599886
there is 79,000 miles of difference between your car and his. Not to mention the fact that he is stating his 1996 vehicle only has 7,000 miles, which is utterly insane. That is just about 1 mile per day since the car was put together.
>>30600340
well at least my odometer, radio, and horn work
>>30600340
>>30599886
>>30599875
My grandfather drove it from 96 to 00 and then it sat in a lot for 16 years
>>30600404
yet the radio, odometer and horn don't work?
I have a 2003 version of the f150 that I believe is very similar. The son of a bitch has 295k miles on it. As long as you can find gas, it's pretty fucking operator
>>30600040
This
Watch a couple episodes of "Top Gear"
>>30600433
the meth head that broke in fucked it all up
>>30600550
How???? When did this happen?
If it happened a week or so ago, I could understand this complete negligent care.If it happened "a while back", then there isn't any excuse for you not to repair it.
>>30599519
It may be that the machine gun is there to fire from outside the vehicle at a stop. Using the car as cover and shooting across the hood. Or maybe not.
>>30600735
happened like 2 weeks ago
>>30601032
Please tell me that you plan to repair it
(learn how to, they aren't overly difficult repairs)? Check to make sure that you haven't blown a fuse first (a major cause for the horn going out). If you don't feel capable of doing such a thing, your ability to change your truck into an "operator vehicle" becomes moot.
>>30601198
yes I plan to repair, just haven't had time lol
>>30601264
Good. The truck will last you almost an eternity if you keep up the maintenance.
What's in the bag that you'll take with you if everything starts going to hell?
>>30598614
Rattle can flat black, get a lift, 2" shouldn't set you back that much on that truck, a good set of BF Goodrch, Rugged Terrain or All Terrain tires.
Paint wheels flat black.
Get a L tank for the bed with a hand pump to transfer fuel to on board tanks.
Which engine does it have? That might need a touch of work, or at least a regear of the diffs to get some more torque.
>>30601401
I love that idea, although I might not rattle can it, i'll get it done professionally, but the lift and tires and fuel tanks are a great idea.
>>30601441
>>30601401
not op, other fag here. I kind of want to replace my CNG tank with a secondary regular gas tank, and tattle can OD/brown/black camo
>>30601349
I got my AR, A sig P320c, a gallon of water, MREs, camo change of clothes, a kabar knife, a can opener, some cans of soup and beans, water purification tabs, and emergency blanket and hammock.
>>30598614
Mount a rocket pod in the bed and drive it around in the desert for a few days
>>30601441
I'm just suggesting ways to keep it cheap. Really, any color is okay, I'm just a fan of a murdered out truck.
This is my truck on its way out to set up some outhouses.
>>30601498
>blacked out
>bigass red sticker in window
wat
>>30598657
Beefy front bumper. Wider wheels and tires and a 3 in lift.
>>30601498
Forgot those were my old tires on there still, Its running Rugged Terrains now. This is a newer picture, but i need to get one with it all cleaned up.
>>30601517
Gotta have some color on it, otherwise it'd be too murdered out, and what can I say, i'm part /o/tard.
>>30601463
Do you know where you're going to go and how to sustain yourself there?
Your bag isn't bad. It isn't great because you should ideally carry something to reliably start a fire with, as well as some decent non-perishable foodstuffs (think more along the lines of a 10+ bag of white rice).
Do you know how to setup a decent trap for small game or build a decent fishing system in any season?
>>30600128
is that shit street legal?
>>30601623
I'll get a lighter, matches, and magnesium firestarters, and yes I know good streams and land for small game here in Louisiana
>>30601842
That's not entirely what I asked.
Do you know how to setup a decent trap for small game or build a decent fishing system in any season (albeit, LA is pretty much temperate year round)?
Let's say, you don't have your BOB and you find yourself in the nearest state forest closest to you. Would you know how to survive?
>>30601686
yeah why wouldn't it be?
>>30601948
shit not for long, but im always learning.
>>30598614
thats not even a 96 F-150. Thats at least 97.
>>30601979
That's a great way of thinking about things. Always plan (or at least know what you would do) for the absolute worst case scenario.
A simple noose isn't hard to construct, nor is a rudimentary fishhook.
Will you ever need to know how to survive without anything? Likely not.
Would you want to know how to if you were forced into the same situation?
>>30598614
Put a sunroof over the passenger seat. Above that, a Scharff ring mounting an auto loader shotgun. AA-12 would be ideal, but you can settle for a Remington 1100. Then add a coax 10/22, just for the hell of it.
Next, install running boards. You can probably get 3 guys on each side. Put fall protection on them, they can clip lanyards to the rack and lean outward for maximum operationalness. Have them put their ballcaps on backwards so they don't blow off at speed. Sunglasses are mandatory. Arm them with AR's, .30-30s, and Hawaiian slings.
On each side of the rack, have a pintle mounted .577 T. Rex.
The tailgate will have to be down for action stations, so the tail gunner has a place to sit. Put a ball hitch there so he doesn't slide off. He gets a 10 ga. Greener double, slugs and rock salt loads.
Have a couple of other people in the bed, one with a crossbow the other with a wrist rocket. Their main function is to light and toss road flares.
Duct tape an 8 track tape deck under the radio. Loosen the speaker wires so you get lots of hiss and crackle. Also install a mis-matched set of the biggest speakers you can find for under $25 at the flea market. Spray beer on one until it buzzes at top volume. Tape selection- one each of Molly Hatchet, .38 Special, and Whitesnake. Locked in the glove box is Greatest Hits of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Play "Freebird" when rolling into action.
Reupholster the seats with Mexican blankets and duct tape.
Make another trip to the flea market to get as many fog lights and KC Highlites as you can find.
Last thing. Get about a dozen break action 12 gauges. Mount these to the rack, pointing up and slightly outward. Install solenoids on the triggers, wired to the horn button. Load 'em up with Dragon's Breath. Hit the horn and it'll look like the sun just rose out of your truck.
Now, you're ready to go tear assing all over the golf course and shoot the fuck out of some Canadian geese.
>>30598614
>>30601401
Depends on how much money you want to spend. But what this guy said. 2inch lift, some newer wheels. This is probably a higher priority item, along with good maintenance. You'll get more out of your vehicle maintaining it and becoming skilled with driving it than you will modding it.
As for the optional stuff:
-Start looking into craigslist ads for used bumper replacements, preferably with a winch, if not you can find them on sale. Some of them will have recovery shackles which are nice
-Also consider a UHF/VHF radio (CB is retarded) assuming you know programming and how to radio.
-Tailgate net, or bed tender, something that will make your tailgate not get in the way or bounce up and down during the time you're getting in/out
-Consider some sort of back rack, ladder cover, or soft top. If you plan on going innawoods it is nice to have a place you can stretch out and sleep. A soft top will keep your bed open, the back rack and ladder covers more give you the ability to just throw a tarp over the back
Thats about it, a lot of modifications depend on where you live and such. If you have rivers or swamps then you can think about a snorkel but mods are expensive and you don't really have a great platform to work on. I will say a key to any vehicle modification for outdoor use should be KISS, Keep It Simple, Stupid
Good luck
>>30603191
It's already got a back rack, a tarp I could throw over that would make a great sleeping/storage area.
>>30599252
>tfw you will never get to shoot filthy prawns in the name of building glorious new energy weapons.
>>30603427
Never say never
>>30603435
You have a Galil? Luck bastard.
>>30601948
Not op but i keep pretty much all that stuff behind my truck seat anyway.
With the exception of food that is.
Kids rod ( spiderman)
Mini tacklebox
Hatchet
Road flares (fusees)
Lighter (glove box)
Multitool (glovebox)
Blanket
Rope/tie downs
>>30602985
I love this post.
>>30602985
OP can't even afford basic maintenance...
>>30603818
Nice. The only thing I can think of that's missing would be ice picks in case you have to drive over ice (and some non-perishable food stuffs). What kind of truck do you have?
>>30602985
under rated post
fucking kek
