My rear storage/drawer build

[estoddart]

I really like the top piece design and am going to copy it and redo mine to make use of the whole floor space. As to rollover or collision strength, I would recommend bolting through the vertical sides near the top (to avoid the drawer) and securing to factory holes, relying on shear strength versus pulling through the ply on the bottom. I used turnbuckles, but you could also craft a steel bracket to maximize use of space. Pics show the turnbuckle and tie down I used.
Again, great design, especially the hinged storage!

Greg

I like this. I didn't think of using these mounting points. I'll try to fab a metal "L" bracket screwed to the outsides of the box and bolt in to the outside seat mounting points. Thanks.

 

[FJFOOL]

I can't provide a link (computer challenged !) but tchweb.com has a pair, pt.# 520-36113800 that is rated at 250 lbs. , 36" for $36.00. I think I'll go that route, and have a compartment in front of the drawers for storage. Thanks for the ideas, all !

 

[estoddart]

I kinda dropped the ball at keeping up with this post because I did build some drawers in Jan.

I built the drawers to fit snug inside the openings and used an aluminum "L" piece on the outside bottom corners of the drawers with a set of flat 1" aluminum piece for them to slide on. Them seem to work well do far and were by far the cheapest option.







The 1" flat aluminum runner