Rear Cargo Box Build

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Thanks very much for posting up your photos and ideas. I am nearly done building mine. Our front hatch will be used for hiking boots, poles, all weather gear, etc.. The rear drawers will carry all the usual stuff.. Mine isn't perfect, but I found long ago that +/- 1/16" is close enough.. Thanks again!!

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Is the AC ply you used similar to the commonly available birch ply at the big box stores ?

I'd usually use Baltic birch for something like this but the prices are pretty outrageous here.
 
I am OP. I used AC 3/4" ply. Just as strong as birch. Much cheaper. The finish grade of the AC is not as good as the paint grade birch. But when wrapping in carpet it doesn't matter.

For my building & remodeling business I use 3/4" paint grade birch ply for all my paint grade cabinet boxes and built in closet's/etc. AC would be used in this case for lower quality jobs/ruff storage. A/C means the sheet has a "A" side and "C" side which is a scale of quality for the finish layer on the sheet. A is a top quality side. Birch sheets are both A sides. Birch sheets come in both paint grade and stain grade.

Also at big box stores you have to watch the quality of the sheets. I buy all my lumber at my local building supply. I NEVER buy lumber from big box stores. Another note most lumber company's have much cheaper prices on lumber compared to Home Depot. Lowes, etc. A common example is: 2 1/2" colonial casing/trim from depot is approx. $1.35 per linear ft. At the lumber yard it is $0.72 per ft. This example is the same for 80% of the lumber sold.
 
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Nice Job!!!

Nice Job!!!
 
What are the specs on the drawer sliders you guys are using? Some of these sliders can get pretty expensive in a hurry. What's length are you guys using?
 
No slides. Compression fit drawer box's. Nothing to rattle , wear, etc.
 
I used 1/2 Birch for mine it has 9 layers and is $32 a sheet. I glued and put reinforcements in corners. My frame is welded steel.
I also built a drop in woofer box with a 10" in it.
Unless you filling the boxes with car batteries or chain it is more than robust enough.

Finished with Marine Spar Varnish on inside, carpet on outside
I made slides using 1/2 Steel Rod (cheap) and UHMW.
They slide perfect as load is distributed.

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UHMW is here:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#8672K59
a 5' piece is $6.75 and I used 2 per drawer plus shipping
 
That's slick as hell! I like that setup a lot! On each side of the drawers there's a void created by the wheel wells; are you planning on using that as useable space? I'm toying with the idea of doing a simple flip-up panel on the top there and throwing some recovery straps and such in there. There's a lot of "odds and ends" items that could fit there nicely!
 
Bravo1782 said:
That's slick as hell! I like that setup a lot! On each side of the drawers there's a void created by the wheel wells; are you planning on using that as useable space? I'm toying with the idea of doing a simple flip-up panel on the top there and throwing some recovery straps and such in there. There's a lot of "odds and ends" items that could fit there nicely!
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This is a very common usage for that space. There are dozens of drawers builds in this forum.
 
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