FJ40 Rear Storage Solution?

77TLCFJ40 · 12-14-05, 12:02 AM

Search turned up huge amounts of info on 60, 62, 80 and 100 series....but nothing on 40s.

I'm looking for lockable storage for the rear of my 40 that is ~7 inches tall by ~41 inches wide that extends from just inside the rear doors to near the body to frame bolts in the rear floor (6/77 FJ40). That would be floor to fender height. Planning on mounting my Geo Tracker/Zuki Samuri rear seat on top of said storage box. Cruiser only has a full length bikini top, so I'd prefer metal over wood if possible. I'm getting a Tuffy console for Christmas (luv my wife!), but Tuffy has nothing that is FJ40 specific for rear storage.

Lets see what you guys have come up with!

Thanks

rusty_tlc · 12-14-05, 01:29 PM

I use a GI X-Ray Box in mine. Aluminum so it is about as light as a Tuff tote container, 100% water/dust proof. A little tall to mount a seat to.

The best thing for you might be to try to find a used Confer rear Bench seat, they don't make them anymore so used is the only option. I liked mine but it was a hassle when I camped, took up to much room.

petescoffee · 12-14-05, 05:36 PM

Tuffy has a slide out drawer storage for a heep that fits but not exactly. It comes in 2 different heights.

77TLCFJ40 · 12-18-05, 09:34 PM

Come on now....

Someone has a good solution for me.... right?? Let's hear (& see) it!

Thanks

Josie'sLandCruiser · 12-18-05, 09:40 PM

Hi All:

I don't know the exact dimensions off of the top of my head, but I bought a hard plastic black plastic box at Loew's Hardware last Sumer that fit alright behind the front seats, with plenty of room between the wheel wells. Cost was $25 and the lid has padlock hapse built-in.

This box is (??) 15 inches tall, ten inches deep, and 40 inches wide (??) moe or less.

HTH.

Regards,

Alan
Seattle

bigndn · 12-20-05, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rusty_tlc

The best thing for you might be to try to find a used Confer rear Bench seat, they don't make them anymore so used is the only option.

Yep, I've got one without the storage compartment, so I'm gonna weld a custom box underneath the seat. It should turn out pretty sweet. I think MAF has something similar.....yep, look here. Maybe you could weld up a storage box for underneath this one.

http://www.man-a-fre.com/pa/4plusfj40rearbenchseat.htm

Niner · 12-20-05, 04:18 PM

here is a drawing of something I was toying with. the receiver is for storage of my multimount winch. out of sight and weather. not an actual hitching point.

click below to view, it won't load, or I'm retarded.

http://home.centurytel.net/9erscruiser/fj40box.pdf

nuclearlemon · 12-20-05, 08:13 PM

stay away from the plastic tubs if you keep anything remotely important, or people might think you do. some jackasses knifed two of my new swampers to get the cruiser low enough that they could bust into my old plastic toolbox.

Mark W · 12-20-05, 10:04 PM

Sounds like you know exactly what you need... Just build it yourself.

Mark...

coolcruiserfj40 · 12-21-05, 04:48 AM

i had this and the conferr rear seat with storage box

tx4guns · 12-21-05, 02:16 PM

This guy sells some nice aluminum tool boxes at very reasonable prices. I'm going to get one for my Cruiser and mount it on top of an expanded metal rack inside the roll cage. It will be removable, with the mounting hardware only accessible from the inside of the box.

http://stores.ebay.com/Truck-and-Tra...Q3amesstQQtZkm

77TLCFJ40 · 12-23-05, 11:39 AM

Thanks for the good suggestions.

Another question does come up though:

Do FJ40s have consistent rear dimensions: width between wheel wells, height of wheel wells, height of floor to quartertop/tailgate top, rear door to body-to-frame bolts (back to front)? I guess I'm asking, if someone made a box to market to the LC community, what size would it need to be to satisfy all 40s?

Thanks

loeky · 12-23-05, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tx4guns

This guy sells some nice aluminum tool boxes at very reasonable prices. I'm going to get one for my Cruiser and mount it on top of an expanded metal rack inside the roll cage. It will be removable, with the mounting hardware only accessible from the inside of the box.

http://stores.ebay.com/Truck-and-Tra...Q3amesstQQtZkm

thanks for the tip on this. this seems like a reasonably priced soulution.

tx4guns · 12-23-05, 01:46 PM

Glad it helped. Make sure to tell him I referred you so I can get mine at a discount in a couple months! :P J/K

78-FJ40 · 01-04-06, 09:47 AM

I got these boxes from Conn-Fer about 10 years ago. Don't know if they still make them though.

78-FJ40 · 01-04-06, 09:50 AM

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esh · 01-04-06, 01:08 PM

You're carrying gas inside??

Those are similar to the boxes I have in the '79.

petescoffee · 01-04-06, 06:28 PM

THinking more about storage.
About 8 months or so ago there was someone from the Salt LAke area making a Seat/ storage for the 40 that went over the rear fender well and selling them on Ebay. Can't find the information in my computer. Perhaps someone else contacted them for information.

tfdcruiser · 01-04-06, 10:10 PM

here is my homemade under seat (3rd row seat from 93 suburban) drawer. I used 100# drawer slides from home depot and welded up a drawer out of steel mesh and 4'"flat stock. The slides are bolted to the sides of the wheel wells and the lacth is a window security lock. It works great, stores alot and only cost about 30.00 in material. the removal suburban seat acts as a lid and pivots up if I don't want to slide the drawer out.

petescoffee · 01-05-06, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfdcruiser

here is my homemade under seat (3rd row seat from 93 suburban) drawer. I used 100# drawer slides from home depot and welded up a drawer out of steel mesh and 4'"flat stock. The slides are bolted to the sides of the wheel wells and the lacth is a window security lock. It works great, stores alot and only cost about 30.00 in material. the removal suburban seat acts as a lid and pivots up if I don't want to slide the drawer out.

Can you post a couple of more pictures. That looks very cool. How much do you think it weighs?

tfdcruiser · 01-05-06, 11:29 AM

I will try to post more pics tonight with it full of gear. It is very light empty maybe 15 lbs ?

petescoffee · 01-05-06, 05:58 PM

Thanks. I have been trying to figure out a better system myself. I like the Tuffy Box but it weighs around 70# dry. At least that is what I was told.

DSRTRDR · 01-05-06, 06:15 PM

I just saw that 65swb45 has some bench seats with boxes from Conferr that only need upholstering on e-bay. or contact him directly.

lone gunman · 01-05-06, 09:16 PM

this is what i used, www.knaackbox.com they have different lenghts and hieghts but it was about $105.00 with tax. fairly thick steel will keep the ohnest people out and slow down others

1973Guppie · 01-06-06, 12:41 AM

I got my box from summit.com, they had a bunch of different types, may want to check them out.....

Noah

HawkDriver · 01-06-06, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfdcruiser

here is my homemade under seat (3rd row seat from 93 suburban) drawer. I used 100# drawer slides from home depot and welded up a drawer out of steel mesh and 4'"flat stock. The slides are bolted to the sides of the wheel wells and the lacth is a window security lock. It works great, stores alot and only cost about 30.00 in material. the removal suburban seat acts as a lid and pivots up if I don't want to slide the drawer out.

That is freakin smooth man, nice work.

fussy_cruiser · 01-09-06, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfdcruiser

I will try to post more pics tonight with it full of gear. It is very light empty maybe 15 lbs ?

More pics please.

tfdcruiser · 01-09-06, 07:26 PM

here is a few shots of the drawer full of gear and of how it is attached to the inner fender wall. the other image is of the suburban seat folded in the up position.It is kind of like the stadium seating in a land rover; gives good visibility to the rear passengers. the middle pic also shows the quick connect attachment point to the suburban seat.

12-14-05, 12:02 AM	#1
77TLCFJ40 CottonLand Cruisers Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, MS TLCA# 13533 Posts: 1,298	FJ40 Rear Storage Solution? Search turned up huge amounts of info on 60, 62, 80 and 100 series....but nothing on 40s. I'm looking for lockable storage for the rear of my 40 that is ~7 inches tall by ~41 inches wide that extends from just inside the rear doors to near the body to frame bolts in the rear floor (6/77 FJ40). That would be floor to fender height. Planning on mounting my Geo Tracker/Zuki Samuri rear seat on top of said storage box. Cruiser only has a full length bikini top, so I'd prefer metal over wood if possible. I'm getting a Tuffy console for Christmas (luv my wife!), but Tuffy has nothing that is FJ40 specific for rear storage. Lets see what you guys have come up with! Thanks __________________ Lash CottonLand Cruisers Treasurer TLCA: 13533 Madison, MS 02 UZJ100 DD 77 FJ40 "GunRunner": DUI, RDB, Runner Front Calipers, York/Mudrak OBA, Aussie, 8274, Mini PS, Hell Creek Lift, 94" WB, 35x12.50 Hankook MTs, MAF U-Bolt Flips, F-250 Towers, MetalTech Cage, Choctaw Sliders, 8" Tuffy, Tiburon Seats... and a great group of friends who made it possible! 78 Hilux Trailer 08 200 Series for the Little Lady Happy Birthday Squeetie! Kaizen - Continuous Improvement

12-18-05, 09:34 PM	#4
77TLCFJ40 CottonLand Cruisers Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, MS TLCA# 13533 Posts: 1,298	Come on now.... Someone has a good solution for me.... right?? Let's hear (& see) it! Thanks __________________ Lash CottonLand Cruisers Treasurer TLCA: 13533 Madison, MS 02 UZJ100 DD 77 FJ40 "GunRunner": DUI, RDB, Runner Front Calipers, York/Mudrak OBA, Aussie, 8274, Mini PS, Hell Creek Lift, 94" WB, 35x12.50 Hankook MTs, MAF U-Bolt Flips, F-250 Towers, MetalTech Cage, Choctaw Sliders, 8" Tuffy, Tiburon Seats... and a great group of friends who made it possible! 78 Hilux Trailer 08 200 Series for the Little Lady Happy Birthday Squeetie! Kaizen - Continuous Improvement

12-20-05, 04:18 PM	#7
Niner IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Readfield, WI TLCA# 13372 Posts: 696 Blog Entries: 1	rear box here is a drawing of something I was toying with. the receiver is for storage of my multimount winch. out of sight and weather. not an actual hitching point. click below to view, it won't load, or I'm retarded. http://home.centurytel.net/9erscruiser/fj40box.pdf __________________ Chris Hannis, TLCA #13372 2008 FJ Cruiser, Bud Built 5, Warn Bull Bar, 9.5TI, OME Heavies all around. 1971 FJ 40, 400 SBC, th400, Dana 20 Tcase, F/R Dana 44's, Front 4 link, rear spring over 1993 4 Runner (the Girlfriends) Stock for sale. A bunch of stuff thats for sale Last edited by Niner; 12-20-05 at 04:27 PM.

12-20-05, 08:13 PM	#8
nuclearlemon IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: meh-ico, colorado TLCA# 1431 Posts: 8,234	stay away from the plastic tubs if you keep anything remotely important, or people might think you do. some jackasses knifed two of my new swampers to get the cruiser low enough that they could bust into my old plastic toolbox. __________________ seven cruisers and 3 of em run and four are for sale

12-21-05, 04:48 AM	#10
coolcruiserfj40 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: burbank ca Posts: 666	i had this and the conferr rear seat with storage box __________________ anti-christ of cruiserheads

12-14-05, 05:36 PM	#3
petescoffee IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Walnut Creek, CA TLCA# 13331 Posts: 1,211	Tuffy has a slide out drawer storage for a heep that fits but not exactly. It comes in 2 different heights.

12-18-05, 09:40 PM	#5
Josie'sLandCruiser Dog is my co-pilot. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seattle, USA TLCA# 6446 Posts: 2,080	Hi All: I don't know the exact dimensions off of the top of my head, but I bought a hard plastic black plastic box at Loew's Hardware last Sumer that fit alright behind the front seats, with plenty of room between the wheel wells. Cost was $25 and the lid has padlock hapse built-in. This box is (??) 15 inches tall, ten inches deep, and 40 inches wide (??) moe or less. HTH. Regards, Alan Seattle

12-20-05, 10:04 PM	#9
Mark W IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Greatland TLCA# 6303 Posts: 3,525	Sounds like you know exactly what you need... Just build it yourself. Mark...

12-21-05, 02:16 PM	#11
tx4guns IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Clear Lake, TX Posts: 125	Ebay This guy sells some nice aluminum tool boxes at very reasonable prices. I'm going to get one for my Cruiser and mount it on top of an expanded metal rack inside the roll cage. It will be removable, with the mounting hardware only accessible from the inside of the box. http://stores.ebay.com/Truck-and-Tra...Q3amesstQQtZkm __________________ '79 FJ-40 "Pancho"

12-23-05, 11:39 AM	#12
77TLCFJ40 CottonLand Cruisers Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, MS TLCA# 13533 Posts: 1,298	Thanks for the good suggestions. Another question does come up though: Do FJ40s have consistent rear dimensions: width between wheel wells, height of wheel wells, height of floor to quartertop/tailgate top, rear door to body-to-frame bolts (back to front)? I guess I'm asking, if someone made a box to market to the LC community, what size would it need to be to satisfy all 40s? Thanks __________________ Lash CottonLand Cruisers Treasurer TLCA: 13533 Madison, MS 02 UZJ100 DD 77 FJ40 "GunRunner": DUI, RDB, Runner Front Calipers, York/Mudrak OBA, Aussie, 8274, Mini PS, Hell Creek Lift, 94" WB, 35x12.50 Hankook MTs, MAF U-Bolt Flips, F-250 Towers, MetalTech Cage, Choctaw Sliders, 8" Tuffy, Tiburon Seats... and a great group of friends who made it possible! 78 Hilux Trailer 08 200 Series for the Little Lady Happy Birthday Squeetie! Kaizen - Continuous Improvement

12-23-05, 01:46 PM	#14
tx4guns IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Clear Lake, TX Posts: 125	Good Glad it helped. Make sure to tell him I referred you so I can get mine at a discount in a couple months! :P J/K __________________ '79 FJ-40 "Pancho"

01-04-06, 09:47 AM	#15
78-FJ40 ILVRKS Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern, CA TLCA# 16204 Posts: 302	I got these boxes from Conn-Fer about 10 years ago. Don't know if they still make them though. __________________ 78 FJ40 - 2f/SM420/4.0 Orion/4.88's/ARB's/30-longs/Poly Performance/OME/37 IROKS/Stauns/FC Fab'd/Metal Tech'd/OBA/Welder/... Land of the Free Because of the Brave

01-04-06, 09:50 AM	#16
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01-04-06, 01:08 PM	#17
esh IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oregon TLCA# 4408 Posts: 852	You're carrying gas inside?? Those are similar to the boxes I have in the '79. __________________ Ken, Cascade Cruisers '64 FJ40, '66 FJ45, '79 FJ40, '81 BJ42, '82 BJ42, '85 xcab, '89 FJ62 Steens Photography, LLC

01-04-06, 06:28 PM	#18
petescoffee IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Walnut Creek, CA TLCA# 13331 Posts: 1,211	THinking more about storage. About 8 months or so ago there was someone from the Salt LAke area making a Seat/ storage for the 40 that went over the rear fender well and selling them on Ebay. Can't find the information in my computer. Perhaps someone else contacted them for information.

01-05-06, 06:15 PM	#23
DSRTRDR I can mangle anything... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: BTR, PHX, OMA TLCA# 14706 Posts: 1,950	I just saw that 65swb45 has some bench seats with boxes from Conferr that only need upholstering on e-bay. or contact him directly. __________________ Claudia '72FJ40 with a no-number 2F, new MAF headers, 4spd, 33x10.5 BFG MT, 4" lift, roll cage, ARB lockers f/r, MAF disk brakes f/r, hand throttle, Painless wiring, dual advance dizzy, Bilsteins, 4+ front bumper/rear shackles/U-bolt flip, Kevin-improved frame, finally a functioning CB, with ChaseTruck yes, MANUAL steering Copper State Cruisers #40 www.desertrider.net

01-04-06, 10:10 PM	#19
tfdcruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 153	here is my homemade under seat (3rd row seat from 93 suburban) drawer. I used 100# drawer slides from home depot and welded up a drawer out of steel mesh and 4'"flat stock. The slides are bolted to the sides of the wheel wells and the lacth is a window security lock. It works great, stores alot and only cost about 30.00 in material. the removal suburban seat acts as a lid and pivots up if I don't want to slide the drawer out. Last edited by tfdcruiser; 07-19-06 at 10:17 PM.

01-05-06, 11:29 AM	#21
tfdcruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 153	I will try to post more pics tonight with it full of gear. It is very light empty maybe 15 lbs ?

01-05-06, 05:58 PM	#22
petescoffee IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Walnut Creek, CA TLCA# 13331 Posts: 1,211	Thanks. I have been trying to figure out a better system myself. I like the Tuffy Box but it weighs around 70# dry. At least that is what I was told.

01-05-06, 09:16 PM	#24
lone gunman IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: granite falls WA. Posts: 917	this is what i used, www.knaackbox.com they have different lenghts and hieghts but it was about $105.00 with tax. fairly thick steel will keep the ohnest people out and slow down others Attached Images __________________ 76 FJ40 tuned port injected 350 sbc, toy 4sp/tcase, tilt steering columm, full family cage, longs, 35's, ps, 4/w disc, frenched in ant. etc.

01-06-06, 12:41 AM	#25
1973Guppie IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,297	I got my box from summit.com, they had a bunch of different types, may want to check them out..... Noah __________________ Front disc brakes: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...+brake+dummies 1973 FJ40 - Finished! Vortec/NV4500/ARB's/SOA FJ40 ROTW: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...uppie%27s+fj40 1970 FJ55 - Restoration Project in the works /2F/AC/PS FJ55 Restoration Thread: http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/102079-guppies-fj55-build-thread.html

01-09-06, 07:26 PM	#28
tfdcruiser IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 153	here is a few shots of the drawer full of gear and of how it is attached to the inner fender wall. the other image is of the suburban seat folded in the up position.It is kind of like the stadium seating in a land rover; gives good visibility to the rear passengers. the middle pic also shows the quick connect attachment point to the suburban seat. Last edited by tfdcruiser; 07-19-06 at 10:17 PM.