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[Ducks]

I wouldn't think it likely, but will you get water through the bolt holes when you cross the river?

 

[Dirty Toad]

I wouldn't think it likely, but will you get water through the bolt holes when you cross the river?

I would think not as well. I don't plan on using any thread locker, but if the bolts are tight then no water should get through. Maybe if I spent like an hour in the water, but then I would have water coming from all sorts of places by then

 

[boerboel313]

Nice craftsmanship, I have a number of mods I'd like to do when I get home. Nice job. Really.....

 

[Tinker]

2 bolts won't be enough to hold the box to the floor if you go upside down. You'll need at least 4, & the heads should be on 1/8" steel plates at least 4"x4" to distribute the load.

 

[Dirty Toad]

2 bolts won't be enough to hold the box to the floor if you go upside down. You'll need at least 4, & the heads should be on 1/8" steel plates at least 4"x4" to distribute the load.

Thanks for the advise. That makes sence to me.

 

[sandcruiser]

another easy solution would be to use 2 U-bolts. One on each side, through the wheel wells. You would have a little bit of thread and two nuts on the inside of the box, but not much. Bolts in the sides would likely hold the box better than through the floor. Doesn't require welding. The U bolts shouldn't affect your tires any unless you've got a lot of rubbing already.

Just another approach that might work for you

 

[cruiser88]

I bought these last year from a Ebay vender.....sadly long gone but looks like you still have room for a set

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Looks good DT

 

[Dirty Toad]

another easy solution would be to use 2 U-bolts. One on each side, through the wheel wells. You would have a little bit of thread and two nuts on the inside of the box, but not much. Bolts in the sides would likely hold the box better than through the floor. Doesn't require welding. The U bolts shouldn't affect your tires any unless you've got a lot of rubbing already.

Just another approach that might work for you

I have yet to secure it to the rig. I got down to SROR and he said basically the same thing you did. I have added 2 u bolts to the box itself and will add something to the wheel well to make it stay. Not exactaly sure how, but it will be good.

I have been off road 2 times since we put it in (once on a really rough trail) and it has not budged at all. I designed it a tight fit, and then added the carpet to it. The carpet of the rig and the box carpet almost act like velcro.

I even had my large cooler strapped to the box on that rough trail. Did not move a centimeter.

I bought these last year from a Ebay vender.....sadly long gone but looks like you still have room for a set

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Looks good DT

Thanks, I like it a lot. I also like what you have there. The only problem that I would have with that setup is that it would block the best speakers I have in the rig. There was a lot more space to put good speakers in the back.

I will post up picks when I have finished mounting it all down. Will be some serious overkill, but that is just how I roll.

 

[jemezcrusher]

Look like this could work in conjuntion with a slide out box. Enough room on the top not to exceed rear seat height if you had a ten inch box underneath. Gives me some interesting ideas

 

[Dirty Toad]

And here are the final pics of what I had to do to make it just the way I wanted to. This box will now stay right where it is in just about any situation that I throw at it.

There are 2 hooks on either side of the box. one set to tie it to the vehicle, and the other to tie stuff to... like the high lift jack!

For those of you that are interested... We have done a few off road trips with out the box being attached to anything and it did not budge. I think that the carpet on the box creates an almost velcro like friction and stops it from moving. It is even somewhat hard to get the box out of it's home once it has been detached from the hooks. Enough talk, now the pictures.

 

[northwest]

That looks like it will hold alright! Good thinking. You might consider using a nylon insert lock nut underneath. It has been my experience that the road vibration can loosen any nut. Just a sugestion.

 

[Dirty Toad]

That looks like it will hold alright! Good thinking. You might consider using a nylon insert lock nut underneath. It has been my experience that the road vibration can loosen any nut. Just a sugestion.

I may do that, but what I am really thinking will be the best way to go is just tack weld it.

Jim (2badfjs) is going to tack weld the bottom plates in a few spots to stop them from becoming a road hazard in the event that the nut comes off, and I figured that maybe he could tack the nut to the bolt while he was in there.

 

[pint]

Great job...very cool!