100 Series Storage Drawer/Fridge Slide

[davegonz]

I thought I'd start a build thread on my storage system. One half will be a permanently mounted fridge/cargo slide with 500# slides and the other sections will be modular bolt on areas. Everything is mounted to a light tube subframe.

 

[davegonz]

Here's what I have so far. I'll be updating the thread with pics as I go.

 

[jaysdead40]

I like it. Is it steel or aluminum on the frame, and what do you plan to skin it with. I had a drawer half built for the 80 when it got hit but my measurements don't work in the 100erd. Keep the pictures coming so I can get some good ideas.

Jay

 

[davegonz]

It's thin gauge steel tubing for the most part. I am up in the air on what to skin it with. Plywood, plastic, aluminum???

 

[jaysdead40]

I was going to ask what you planned on storing under the fridge. But it looks like it has to sit that high to clear the tailgate. Aluminum would be nice but it could be noisy and easy to damage.

Jay

 

[fish2live]

and you are drinking the best pale ale on earth to boot....

 

[yooper]

My fridge is the top of a full size drawer on my AO drawer system. The fridge is a little high but it's totally worth it to have that second drawer and when the fridge isn't installed it's really nice having a full width flat surface.

Also the drawers on the AO match the height of the folded down second row seats, so you can sleep back there. I just dismount the fridge and put it outside at night.

 

[davegonz]

Yooper, my truck's rear is really high and I would need a step stool just to be able to get access into the fridge, but I agree, having another place to store stuff has it's benefits.

 

[jonah]

arb has a slide now for the new lego fridge that i plan to use to build something like that.
nice job.

cant wate to see more pix

 

[yooper]

Yooper, my truck's rear is really high and I would need a step stool just to be able to get access into the fridge, but I agree, having another place to store stuff has it's benefits.

yeah it's a trade off. I have to climb up and kneel on the tailgate in order to see into the fridge at all.

For me the drawers are more important, I only use the fridge once in a while but this is my daily drive and with the drawers I have a bunch of tools and recovery stuff on one side ALL the time and usually hunting and fishing gear in the other side, ready to go. Plus the flat surface all the way across is super nice, WAY more useful for carrying cargo of various kinds.

 

[davegonz]

I guess I can come up with a bolt on shelf on the right to give me a flat surface.

 

[yooper]

I guess I can come up with a bolt on shelf on the right to give me a flat surface.

That would also turn your fridge slide into a drawer!

Or you could make it modular. Take fridge slide out, replace with drawer and flat top...

 

[anavant]

How is the build going ? Any pictures ?

 

[mvpcruiser]

Looks good man!

 

[davegonz]

Thanks guys. I'm redoing the fridge slide to be more modular and to also give me a flat deck, per Yooper's suggestion. I have the box welded up and now have to mount the slides.

 

[davegonz]

Update

Here is how the storage system looks so far. I added the capability of putting a flat deck on the fridge slide side and also mounted a drawer under the fridge slide. I still need to figure out what latches to use.

 

[1loudLX]

I suggest, to make a slide out shelf made of cutting board material and put it under the fridge.

 

[davegonz]

I could put something that would fit on top of the small slide out drawer to act as a flat work surface.

 

[1loudLX]

It seems like thats what everyone with AO drawers desires, so I say try and make it happen. If you do it mounted to the fridge slide system, when you slide the fridge out to get something you wont have to clear the table off, it will just come out also. Just a thought.

 

[yooper]

NICE

I like the cutting board idea, I might do that with my AO system, just attach a cutting board with drawer slides to the bottom of the fridge slide.