Martyn
Supporting Sponsor, Overland Certified OC0018
Fitting the interior
The first unit to be placed was the front chest. At 4ft wide (1,219mm) it slid back between the wheel wells unit it was up against the front of the bed.
The chest was held in place using threaded insert placed in the bed and bolts with washers inside the chest.
The wheel wells and the rounded contours of the bed provided a challenge when it came to using the space most efficiently. The cabinets were designed with open backs to utilize as much of this space as possible. The design depends on the shape of the vehicle being worked on, for the Ford had they been designed as boxes with an enclosed back I felt that I would have lost a lot of usable space.
The front chest was followed by the passenger side unit ,with the fridge slide attached (54.5” L x 24” W x 16.75” T – 1384mm x 610mm x 425mm).
The cross member behind the fridge was notched to accommodate the wheel well
The back wall fell just behind the main body of the wheel well and I made the fit fairly tight to contain the contents of the side unit.
Here is a view of the front chest and the passenger side unit fitted into the bed.
The drivers side unit (54.5” L x 24” W x 16.75” T – 1384mm x 610mm x 425mm) is also open backed and has a similar set up to the passenger side in its form fitting to the contours of the bed.
The overall impression when all the units are in place is that of a solid cabinetry, even though two of the units are backless.
The only area to complete was the spaces on either side of the front chest. I shaped some panels to the contour of the bed and cut holes in them to make it easy to install and remove them. I created three small lips for the panels to sit on.
To install all the units into the empty bed takes 10 minutes, and the same amount of time is needed to remove them.
The first unit to be placed was the front chest. At 4ft wide (1,219mm) it slid back between the wheel wells unit it was up against the front of the bed.
The chest was held in place using threaded insert placed in the bed and bolts with washers inside the chest.
The wheel wells and the rounded contours of the bed provided a challenge when it came to using the space most efficiently. The cabinets were designed with open backs to utilize as much of this space as possible. The design depends on the shape of the vehicle being worked on, for the Ford had they been designed as boxes with an enclosed back I felt that I would have lost a lot of usable space.
The front chest was followed by the passenger side unit ,with the fridge slide attached (54.5” L x 24” W x 16.75” T – 1384mm x 610mm x 425mm).
The cross member behind the fridge was notched to accommodate the wheel well
The back wall fell just behind the main body of the wheel well and I made the fit fairly tight to contain the contents of the side unit.
Here is a view of the front chest and the passenger side unit fitted into the bed.
The drivers side unit (54.5” L x 24” W x 16.75” T – 1384mm x 610mm x 425mm) is also open backed and has a similar set up to the passenger side in its form fitting to the contours of the bed.
The overall impression when all the units are in place is that of a solid cabinetry, even though two of the units are backless.
The only area to complete was the spaces on either side of the front chest. I shaped some panels to the contour of the bed and cut holes in them to make it easy to install and remove them. I created three small lips for the panels to sit on.
To install all the units into the empty bed takes 10 minutes, and the same amount of time is needed to remove them.
. We'll be able to make the system for the Fords. There will be some stretching that will have to happen for the 8ft bed but that's very straight forward in CAD. No idea on pricing until it gets computerized and the program can nest the parts to see how much material it will all take.
