Just A Car Guy: SEMA 2019

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Monday, July 20, 2020

If you've got a truck, you've probably got a tool box in it. There are several possible types.... here's one that you probably haven't heard of, Unruli - and it's unique, as there are 2 versions, one that quickly unmounts if you want to use the whole truck bed, the other, you can remove the entire portable tool boxes. Unruli slides out from under a tonneau cover to the tailgate edge. No reaching. No climbing.

The other toolboxes are mounted more permanently. Not helpful if you need to suddenly help someone move, right? Or load the motorcycle in for a weekend trip.

This product offers the pickup truck owner the convenience of converting their truck beds within minutes to go from using a cargo box for managing small items, to full utilization of their entire truck bed for hauling large items.

This installs in under 30 minutes with 1 person and 1 wrench. No drilling, no harm to the truck. It stores up to 250 pounds in corrosion-resistant, lockable box.

I really like the Decked product, but it's shortcoming is the lack of versatility when, if you are the type with an ATV or dirt bike, that you might want to put it in your truck bed and haul it to some offroading location

So, I just want you to know about this storage system. It's EASY to use, I tried it out at SEMA 2019.

The thing with Unruli is that you mount the slide rails, and they are TRICK cool, and the storage bays easily get out of the way when needed

The solid boxes? Also TRICK, they come out fast, so you can trasport ALL your tools at once, like, if you are a construction guy who needs to get ALL your tools out each day at work and when you come home. LOTS of guys have had tools stolen out of their truck tool boxes... because the old fashioned tool box is permanently mounted in the bed, next to the back window.

Hey, if you pull out the tools, one by one, fine. BUT you don't have time for that every day when you get to the job site AND when you get home! How Unruli makes that a thing of the past is that THESE diamond plate boxes easily come out of the slides and you just carry them to the jobsite or into your home after work, leaving nothing for thieves to make off with.

I know this video didn't show it, but just like a cooler, you can take these storage boxes with you so no one steals your stuff.

see the handle on the side? Ready so you can get someone to lift the other end, and carry the tool box out of the truck, and that way, your tools and stuff aren't left where thieves can break in and steal them

Seriously, get a 25 dollar collapsible dolly from a hardware store, and you're now just wheeling your tool box and tools away, so you can park your truck where ever... you won't need to worry about your tool boxes getting broken into, cause you don't have to leave them with your truck.

MSRP for the folding system was 1300, and 1600 for the diamond plate tool boxes.

Right now the up coming roll out is for the Ford F-150 model by August 1st, but of course the quarantine caused the delay in production and release of Unruli. They are currently re-engineering for Chevy pickups.

https://www.stayunruli.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Unruli-Cargo-109682870429849/

Thursday, December 05, 2019

1947 Buick

Dale Turner's "Superliner"

full feature at https://www.rodauthority.com/features/car-features/dale-turners-1947-buick-superliner-classic-custom-modern-twist/

Steve, you'd see a lot more of these Wagoneers if you'd get yourself INTO SEMA and look around (or remind me A LOT more when I'm at SEMA, so I'd remember to look for them for you)

this small motorbike was right in the middle of SEMA's central hall,

https://www.abikecompany.com/ for info on the specs, but I was more interested in the why of the design, so, if you are too, read https://www.abikecompany.com/design

I can't believe I haven't posted about AirBedz before, they've been at SEMA for years, and have seemed to add cool new products every year. This year their booth was bigger and had more stuff

seriously, impressive booth display.

Okay, now information

as you can see by the airbed in the bottom photo, they have built in electric air pumps, a variety of sizes, airbedz for tents and camping in truck beds too

A lot of interesting things are found at SEMA, and plenty of them are outside my area of focus, but occasionally some of them are too impressive to not pass up on, here's one, the Pullrite Superglide

I could try and describe it to you, but it's highly doubtful I could do any better than this one video I found....

The key point is that this 5th wheel does a lot to prevent a trailer from hitting the trucks cab when hard cornering, by moving something like 14 inches back, away from the cab, only during cornering when as I recall. I might be off on the number accuracy, so don't quote me.

Tuesday, December 03, 2019

The SEMA Truck and Off-Road Alliance, Ron Webster Memorial Award for Engineering Excellence: Jon Engen, DECKED. He didn't beat cancer, but he kicked ass in the Olympics, and industrial design, and he earned this award for sure

The TORA Council announced the winners of their third annual TORA Awards during the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. The awards are given to members who positively influence the market and to the best new products in the truck industry.

This company had a big booth at SEMA, and though it's not eye catching, when I came across this installed example at work, I was very impressed with the construction and dead simple ease of roll out!

These weren't yet invented when I drove a work truck from 1999-2002 as a cable guy, and it's shocking how effing better this is than the flat plywood platform we got, (if we were lucky) in the back of the company Ranger

This is one of those "I hope the hell someone buys me this for Xmas" gifts anyone with a truck would appreciate on Christmas morning!

And if you know someone with one, or happen to spot one in a parking lot, take a minute to ask them what they think of it, and then get ready for them to gush their compliments!

Just sayin!

https://decked.com

And if you've got a sec, I also recommend reading the https://decked.com/pages/about-us page, it's a hoot! You oughta know by now, I ain't got time to waste, and won't send you to waste yours either, so trust me, these are funny bios

Just look at this crew, you'd love to work with them too!

"Tami drives a truck, fly fishes, snowboards, and snowmobiles. She can drink beer, skin a bear, design doilies, decorate your home and spit chew (reportedly) farther than you."

"Ashley was the only girl in her High School who drove a Trans Am, blasted Foreigner and feathered her hair, preferring burnouts in the school parking lot over cheerleading tryouts in the school gym. "

" he enjoys pretending to listen to his four daughters and seeking out quiet, estrogen-free pockets around his property. Punching way above his weight, his wife is the cause of much conversation when they enter the room which typically goes, “What on earth does she see in him?” Greg rides bikes, skis, fishes, hunts, and reportedly has hand-eye coordination on par with a one-armed, one-eyed, drunk Labrador."

"A died in the wool vegan-a-tarian, the last time Taylor ate meat was on a bet wherein she ate 10 brown drake mayflies winning the chance to cut her fiance’s mullet. "

" 100% farm raised, certified Idaho organic, grade AAA, former starting power forward, daughter of an Idaho potato farmer, raised on U of Idaho Vandal tailgate parties and the pro mutton busting tour. "