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This article details the design & installation of a 5' section of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strut_channel Strut Channel] into the bed of my 2012 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab SV 4x4. This is a functional (although different) stand-in for the [http://www.nissanusa.com/innovations/utili-track.article.html Utili-Track(R)Track™] that comes as an option on some Nissan Frontiers. Frontiers that did not come standard with the Utili-Track(R) Track™ cannot have it easily installed because the bed-frame is different. Inspiration for this project came from [http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f23/diy-writeup-utilitrack-unistrut-34948/ Tyson Cook's DIY Writeup - Utilitrack with Unistrut] over at the [http://www.clubfrontier.org/ Club Frontier Forums]. I chose to install this Strut Channel because it gives a good base (that does not permanently modify the vehicle) to mount a Ham Radio Antenna (which I'll add to the bottom of this article as soon as it is done). After a parts order from [http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr] and 5 trips to various Home Depots & Lowe's I finally had what I needed. I'll try to streamline the process for anyone wanting to follow my example. ==Assumptions==#You want a really clean looking install and are willing to put in a bit of extra work#You have a drop-in bed-liner#You don't want to make any permenant modifications to the vehicle ==Grocery List==#[http://www.mcmaster.com/#strut-channel-systems/ 1 section of Strut Channel]#*'1 5/8" depth (& width)#*5' length (fits perfectly)#*Solid (slotted will cause the section to be off-center but requires no drilling)#*Aluminium (we don't want it to rust)#5