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thanks alf. Looks good.
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Mark is a way cool guy, I showed up after work at his house and we installed it together over a few brews and some great stories. DO NOT BUT FROM BTB!,Deal with Mark directly.
is mark on mud?? what's his phone#
Look in post #2bikinnotdykin said:
i remember about 7 years ago this guy in a red fj40 flipped a u turn after he passed my brother and i in in our fj40 on the Alameda going to SCU. He caught up, waved us into a parking lot, and almost sold us his dash toolbox that he made himself. Ours was in good condition at the time, so we didnt take him up in it. I dont remember his name though, wonder if thats the same mr dashman. Does he or did he have a red fj40? im pretty sure it was red. we were around santa clara university.
4x4Poet said:Now that is a GREAT question!
I've been wondering how to secure a rifle out of sight in my 40. Doing so in plain sight is easy with any number of racks, but keeping a rifle secure and out of sight is the more difficult problem I've been trying to solve. Room for a mounted scope is probably too much too ask of the dash compartment.
btt
if you are serious, if you have a bench seat in your rear, try to find one of the original Con-Fer lockable rear bench seats that folds up and has storage under the seat AND behind the seat is a smaller area that are both lockable. I can fit a tactical AR15 with EOTech site under the seat portion easy
That's worthy of consideration, but I'm trying to have a fold and tumble rear seat for extra cargo capacity when I need it. I like the idea of having cargo and passenger room flexibility. You may be onto something, though. I may have to choose between lockable space or the fold and tumble seat if I want out of sight rifle storage. Pistol & ammo storage could be handled by lockable compartments between the front seats or under the driver's seat. I never considered a dash box for rifle storage until this thread. I'm still guessing a short barrel lever action would fit.wantatlc said:
Anyone have some time, a dash box, a short barrel lever action, a digicam, and a silver star membership?
While I've been wondering whether a rifle of some sort will fit an FJ40 dash box, I didn't think of how secure dash boxes are when locked. Could dash box owners speak to dash box security features?
1. What is the strength of the locked and closed lid?
....a. Easy to pry open?
....b. Only one lock along the whole length?
....c. Any Tuffy/Mastercraft style protections around the lock blade?
2. How secure against picking is the lock itself?
....a. Regular key type or oval alarms system type?
....b. Anyone added latches for padlocks?
1. What is the strength of the locked and closed lid?
....a. Easy to pry open?
....b. Only one lock along the whole length?
....c. Any Tuffy/Mastercraft style protections around the lock blade?
2. How secure against picking is the lock itself?
....a. Regular key type or oval alarms system type?
....b. Anyone added latches for padlocks?
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I e-mailed mark about a week ago. Unfortunately, I don't think that he got it. I will call him by the end of the week and let you guys know how it worked out.
rusty_tlc
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Another consideration is that the Confer box/seat is far from weather tight and catches rain or snow when you have the top off, a bikini top actuall channels additional water onto the seat and from there into the box. And they suck to pack around when you want to go camping.4x4Poet said:That's worthy of consideration, but I'm trying to have a fold and tumble rear seat for extra cargo capacity when I need it. I like the idea of having cargo and passenger room flexibility. You may be onto something, though. I may have to choose between lockable space or the fold and tumble seat if I want out of sight rifle storage. Pistol & ammo storage could be handled by lockable compartments between the front seats or under the driver's seat. I never considered a dash box for rifle storage until this thread. I'm still guessing a short barrel lever action would fit.
Anyone have some time, a dash box, a short barrel lever action, a digicam, and a silver star membership?
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Just ordered mine
Talked to Mark just now. He is a great guy to talk to and explained everything. Thanks a ton mark, if you're reading this. I would definitely recommend at least calling him to talk to him about his product.
Talked to Mark just now. He is a great guy to talk to and explained everything. Thanks a ton mark, if you're reading this. I would definitely recommend at least calling him to talk to him about his product.
rusty_tlc said:
yeah, but that seems an easy fix.. easy to water proof a 99% sealed box like that and pad line it if you wanted. the lip all the way around the uppper seat hangs down over the box edge when closed so water will not likely run down the seat and then back up under the lip. And, to address that IF, weather strip all around the lower lip fixes that. And, you can easily (with water proof paints or POR15 products or spray bed liners) seal the inside of that seat box so easy. the biggest issue would be the hinge, but that is even possible with a DWR fabric under the hinge. so, I think this is pretty easy to over come if you really went that route and wanted to.
Hell, wanting to pack a rifle in a dash box in the first place seems to have way more considerations than waterproofing a box?
Renoron said:
I'll bet an M1 Carbine will fit.
I have no dash pad(s) as mine is a '66. I have wondered about the dash boxes with all the crap I carry. I'm going to call the guy.Ed
