Reply With QuoteIf the top piece is wider than the rear door opening and you are going to assemble it out of the vehicle... how do you get it back in??
Wizard
I started making my rear storage today. I am making a single drawer, with an area to the right of it for long items (ie - tent poles etc). Along with this, I am going to make two storage boxes for over the wheel arches.
All of the ideas etc that follow are courtesy to Numpty who has been here and done it before me, hence making my job real easy. Difference is that I am using thicker sheets due to the 80 litre Waeco going on top of it all - plus everything else
I have started of the structure using 17mm Form Ply. Details as follows:
2400 x 1200mm blank sheet
Landy stripped back to nacked-ness!
Shed didn't stay clean long
Base sheet down - it is a waste of time posting sizes as each Defender is different. Hell there's a 3mm difference in width from the cargo barrier to the door!
However I used a sheet that was 1000 x 900mm.
I routered the sides and the rear. Reason for placing in a rear piece is I am trying to keep it structurally sound - another words it doesn't break!
Two side pieces in place (not secure yet). 200 x 1000mm ea
The reason I went only 900mm wide, is you would never get the drawer open at the rear due to the 20mm overlap. Hence you need to factor it in. I am using small pieces of Form Ply to fill the gap.
The gap required
Middle and top piece in place - not secured yet and middle piece isn't in exact place yet either.
Middle piece - 983 x 183mm
Rear piece - 866 x 200mm
Top piece - 920 x 1000 one end, 923 x 1000 other end
End result is the drawer will come to the height of the wheel arches, giving me a big flat canvas to start working on.
From here I will be pulling it all out, securing it all together and to the vehicle. I will then start making the drawer and getting that worked out. It is all going to get carpeted once finished.
Unfortunately I'm out bush all week, so I won't be touching this again until next weekend.
Cheers
Chris
ForumSage
If the top piece is wider than the rear door opening and you are going to assemble it out of the vehicle... how do you get it back in??
Master
Looks good so far Chris will be doing ours soon to just got a few ideas in the back of my head.
Have you decided which or what runners you are going to use for the draw?
Aaron & Jacinta
1994 300Tdi Defender
Swaggie
hey chris
but will it be ready for the holiday up north
Wizard
Big Jon - It fits through the rear door by bringing it in on an angle - just!
Mac Family - I'm not going to use runners for this. I thought about it, but I'm going to give it a go without and see how it works. If it proves to be a hassle, then I'll change it over after our trip.
Weeds - you bet it will be.........
Cheers
Chris
TopicToaster
Looking good Chris and thanks for the thanks. Nothing like the satisfaction of doing it yourself. Will be interested to see the finished result.
Numpty
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ForumSage
SupporterChris,
Looks very similar to the lower part of my storage system.
Drawers were installed by the previous owner and originally had two sheets cut to cover the top.
About 8-9 years ago I decided to build on top of the drawers, by then it had been converted to 9 seats so I left the seat backs in situ (reduced the storage area a bit) fitted a single sheet over the drawers and built the top part.
It was designed around what I needed to carry at the time, years down the track I carry far too much stuff.
Picture attached shows it minus fridge & cargo barrier. The top half is made in two parts so it slides in and is moved sideways up against the seat backs each side, a few bolts hold it together in the middle.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
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Wizard
Well I finally got a chance to continue with my little project today. I pulled it all out of the vehicle and I started putting it together. I used screws and wood glue.
Wood glue - I wasn't confident in just the screws doing the job off-road
Making some sliders for the drawer to run on
Base of drawer
I'd been having some trouble getting straight cuts with the saw. I ended up running a piece of straight wood parallel to the cut to fix the problem - worked a treat
One of the advantages of owning an old Defender is that you don't have to think twice about how to secure it. Straight through the wheel arches I went
On the other side (passenger) I needed to use spacers so the drawer could clear the door
The other side of the wheel arches - I've ground these off flush
I used a wider piece of wood at the edge so I could secure the drawer
Majority of the drawer made up - it has been routered and put together with wood glue and screws countersunk
Front of the drawer on
Drawer open
Lock in place
Handle attached
Top in place. About now I realised I'd stuffed up the front of the drawer
So I cut a new piece and started again - looks better now
Drawer complete
Next to do is to make the two boxes that will live on top of the wheel arches. Due to the dents and how out of shape it is, I'm not going to be able to use a base plate. Instead I am going to use some steel 90 degree angle and secure the ply to this instead. Well that's the plan.
Once I've completed that I will carpet the whole lot to hide all the little mistake I've made :wink:
Cheers
Chris
Hey looks good, wish i could do that but i need to put in an extra seat (i have too many kids). Just a suggestion if you arn't going to use sliders, this works great by the way--use a candle on drawer runners and base or better still buy some laminate strip and glue to drawer runner and on the base, this slides very well -you can also run some candle wax on these surfaces to give it more zip a dee doo dah!.
Just keep in mind that there is very thin papery laminate strip and some good thick stuff available.
Wizard
Well I started the storage boxes today. The idea behind the storage boxes again are coutesy to a couple of boys here on AULRO - those being Numpty and Grizzly Adams - thanks again boys if you look at this thread.
Between fire brigade training, 2 V8 races at the Gold Coast and a few OP Bundy's I managed to get the following done:
I wasn't going to use a base plate, but I changed my mind after looking at it - I can't see it being structurally sound enough if I don't use it
Everything is routered where necessary, glued and screwed together - note the cut-out where the fuel filler goes
Doing a quick check for size before doing the side pieces
Side pieces in
Complete and done - Note it is secured through the wheel arches again - the same as the drawers.
And with the lid open
Inside view
It took me a little bit of stuffing around today to work out exactly what I wanted. Next weekend (going field again) I will complete the other side. When I do this one I will take pics of it step by step and add sizes in for it for whoever is interested.
Once that is completed I am going to carpet the top of the drawers, the storage boxes and the front of the drawer to try and protect the ply wood - as well as cover up the mistakes I've made and hopefully at the end it will look good.
This job so far has taught me a lot of things - most of it what NOT to doops:
However at this stage the wifey is quite happy with how it looks - so I'll keep going and see if I can impress her a little (even if she knows I've stolen someone else's ideas)
Cheers
Chris
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