4cruzer
Adventurer
Made these awhile back, before I made the console. Been meaning to pull them out and paint on some bed-liner type material but have some other things to do before I get to that point. Anyway, they hold a ton of gear that would otherwise be flapping around in my comfy bed. Right now there is a massive stash of bungies and a bunch of rope, a big tarp, a solar shower, six quarts of oil, some brake fluid, some power steering fluid, a 30' recovery strap, a full bottle of coolant, 2 jackets, some misc. camping cookware, and the stock jack and tool kit. Room for much more. I basically took the originals out, clipped them together (there are 2 pieces for each side) and made a cardboard model. Then I cut holes where I thought they'd go best, test fitted, traced that onto some aluminum, did a lot of cutting and a lot of filing. Then I cushion taped all the contact points so I wouldn't get rattles, and drilled and riveted to the truck. Totally satisfied, except that I think they need a coating.
Took a little inspiration from Grim's truck here...
Sorry for the crappy pics...
cheers
g
Took a little inspiration from Grim's truck here...
Sorry for the crappy pics...
cheers
g