Almighty Ammo Box (1 Viewer)

[freepowder]

that thing looks awesome!!
Off topic: what cup holders do u have there?

$2.99 Autozone. They mostly suck and I'm gonna have to move 'em up the hump towards the shifter partly because of the box, but mostly because they're in the way of the handbrake. Might even level 'em out when I do. Or not.

Ooh, maybe I could build cup holders out of the bottom of that ammo can! Nah. . .

 

[robustbambi]

Alright, thanks freepowder.
Ive been looking for cup holders to screw into my box and i like the tuffy ones but they don't have bottoms and i usually put change and other small s*** in them

 

[freepowder]

Alright, thanks freepowder.
Ive been looking for cup holders to screw into my box and i like the tuffy ones but they don't have bottoms and i usually put change and other small s*** in them

Change'l kinda stay in the cup holders but there's a rectangular bit in the middle that would hold a pack of smokes if I still did that, works well for a cell phone and would hold both that and change.

 

[fahedsharif]

Alright, thanks freepowder.
Ive been looking for cup holders to screw into my box and i like the tuffy ones but they don't have bottoms and i usually put change and other small s*** in them

my cup holders are the tuffy cup holders from coolcruisers.com
they work great, and have bottoms

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Just mounted some Tuffy cup holders to my ammo box center console today. Excellent idea BTW. Offset the cup holders to clear the hand brake:

 

[fahedsharif]

people forget about the simple pleasures in life, like cupholders! they are awesome, and i found out that you can buy the tuffy cupholders alone, so yeah! thanks!!

 

[fahedsharif]

soo i went night wheeling on saturday, and i now know the pain of smacking my arm on the ammo box, adding cushion VERY soon

 

[freepowder]

soo i went night wheeling on saturday, and i now know the pain of smacking my arm on the ammo box, adding cushion VERY soon

Heheheheh. Those knee pads they sell for gardening are of closed-cell foam and make good console pads. Heheheh.

 

[Realultpwr]

Glad to see I am not the only one without carpet and also to make alternative methods of a center console as the "little plastic toy" given to us stock serves very little usable storage other than the block they consider a cup holder. So my lovely wife got me a plastic box from the printing company she works for. I installed it about a week ago and I thought it was great until I got in the truck with my coffee and realized I had no "cup holder" anymore. Doh, so now looking on this tread I have found a feesable option. Thanks guys, but now seeing the ammo box makes me want to scrap the plastic box for metal! Cheers

 

[DBGT20]

Check this bad rider out! Built in an afternoon. Just needs paint.

 

[tucson_sailors]

With foam and vinyl

Always fun to read a thread on this. Did it a few years ago (never did weld a hinge on) but did make the pad for the top. Follow this thread for pictures.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/276342-el-cheapo-center-console.html

Glenn in Tucson

 

[84pickup]

I loved my ammo can center console so much I put some in my half doors and I couldn't be happier!

I also pulled the speakers out of my doors and put them in the center and it works great! As a speaker box and a storage box!

 

[pyrotech]

a little bit of tidying up and those doors would look even sweeter

 

[OrygunCruiser]

I loved my ammo can center console so much I put some in my half doors and I couldn't be happier!



I also pulled the speakers out of my doors and put them in the center and it works great! As a speaker box and a storage box!

Hardcore

 

[84pickup]

a little bit of tidying up and those doors would look even sweeter

yeah when I can find the time I'm going to fill in the gaps and grind down some of the welds and maybe paint the doors a flat khaki and leave the ammo cans olive drab. I also need to weld in my cup holders on the inside of the high part towards the front.

 

[Padalongs]

Nice looking job. I did the same thing a few months back and love it. I added a hasp to the front and welded a hinge on the back.

 

[ashack2004]

Awesome!! I am going to have to build one of these!

Great Work

 

[FishNinJay]

Just mounted some Tuffy cup holders to my ammo box center console today. Excellent idea BTW. Offset the cup holders to clear the hand brake:

DId you fabricate those metal supports below the ammo can? How do people work this ammo can
around the heat/cool ducting and the electrical switch and temp slider?

I like this idea a lot. The options at Autozone, and at Amazon look pretty cheap and flimsy.

Thanks a lot!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

No, I did not fabricate the metal supports you see pictured. Those are stock FJ60 console supports. Your FJ62 has something else going on.

 

[freepowder]

Incidentally when you're trying to figure out where to drill the mounting holes in your ammo box, put the screws in the holes, put a dab of grease (lithium works well) and carefully set the box on top exactly where you want it. Equally as carefully pick it up and voila! The grease spots are where you drill. Of course too me three trys--kept wiping the grease off on the seat covers.