mojo's Fender 110 rear storage

[mojo]

Hi all, I'm going to build myself a rear storage setup - I think we'll need to be a bit more organised than we currently are for our Simpson trip later ths year.

The first step is going to be making a drawer for between the wheel arches - I will be shamelessly copying what a few others have done and posted up (the Numpty's and CEWilson were a couple). Later I'll be putting a Fridge slide and some more drawers/shelves on top of this.

Anyway, I was wondering if those of you in Brissie have suggestions as to where to get the various bits I'll need - mainly the plywood and marine carpet? I was going to just head of to Bunnings and see if I could get the lot there, but if anyone has other suggestions please let me know.

Cheers

Sean

[Redback]

Yep Bunnings has the ply and carpet, the drawer runners you'll need to get elsewhere, a company in Tassie sell them on Ebay.

Baz.

[disco_mitch]

the marine carpet from bunnings dont really take much punnishment(ive used a few different ones from there) marine ply fastners ect unnings is good, im in the process of setting up my boot to and i was going to use the roller bearing for the runners but it worked out cheaper and a better product to buy proper heavy duty runners,

[yeboants]

I'm currently busy building a drawer for my 110...(95% complete) most of my stuff is sourced from bunnings. used the aluminium square tubing with 'connect-it' fittings.. works very well for a frame and lightweight. carpet also from them.
my drawer itself is made out of 2mm aluminium with wood being used for sectioning compartments.
the drawer slide i bought from a computer company using server rack slides. works just as good.
i'm based in north east Brisbane pm me if you want to check it out - was meant to do pics but never really got round to it..
cheers
Anton

[mojo]

Thanks for the info guys. Do you reckon I'll need runners for the drawer, I wasn't planning on using them? Some of the others who've posted their storage projects haven't used runners. I suppose it depends what I'll be putting in the drawer - probably some heavy stuff, so may be runners would be good. Better think some more about that ...

yeboants, did you get all your aluminium (tubing and 2mm) from Bunnings?

[yeboants]

yes.. it works out about $7 for a metre length. the fittings are about $2-3 each. best to plan exactly what you need, how much and how many fittings required. It works out a a bit more expensive but it is a much nicer/sturdier finish in imo.
for extra strength i pop riveted all my tubes onto the fittings.. very easy. at least i know they will never pull apart.
as for the carpet.. i used the ones (from bunnings approx $15 sqm) with the rough side underneath that glues onto the drawers. i would suggest one with a smoother underside as it will stick better.. think there are some at bunnings with a rubbermat underneath and carpet ontop..

happy building. :)

[yeboants]

ps. forgot to add. the 2mm sheet i bought from a place in the virginia area. cost $90 for a 240x160 cm-ish sheet.. tad expensive but cheapest i could find. cant remember the name though unfortunately...

[mojo]

HI all,

Well after procrastinating for a few months, I'm finally having a crack at building my storage drawer. I was undecided for a little while about whether to go the plywood option, or try something similar to what Yeobants describes above. I actually went and had a look at his setup, and was very impressed, but in the end I thought I might save a few dollars by making it out of ply.

I wouldn't say I'm the handiest of people when it comes to this sort of thing - I've been working on and off for a couple of days and still not quite finished! :(:mad: Straight cuts don't seem to be my specialty ... :angel:

But I'm nearly there now, the end is in sight. Pictures will follow eventually, although with a couple of minor exceptions, I've really just copied the Numpties and cewilson, so there's nothing earth shattering to see.

One question I have for those who've done something similar to this or know something about ply - should I be sealing the exposed ends, either with paint or something else, to protect from potential water damage? Is ply likely to fall apart if it cops a bit of water?

Hopefully tomorrow I'll finish it all off - after a nice relaxing night with a beer or 2 watching the Wallabies v France test. :D

[mojo]

A few pics for those interested (finally got around to downloading them from the camera ... :angel: ). Still haven't quite finished, I need to get some marine carpet and also have a frige slide to build, but it's getting there. Pretty happy with the outcome so far. I coated the drawer with some silicone spay and it slides beautifully!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/877.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/08/878.jpg

[extreme]

Looks good, just what i need for mine.:thumbsup:

[long stroke]

Looks good, just what i need for mine.:thumbsup:

x2, we need to build something just like that for our county:)

[mojo]

As they say in the Nike ads ... JUST DO IT! :D

Believe me, if I can manage it anyone can.