Thread: Time for a Re-fit

I still haven't quite finished this thread.

The final bits of the refit are still underway in dribs and drabs. They still fit into this thread, as the whole point was to get the vehicle to exactly how I wanted it when I started stripping paint off panels back in 1924.

Work's just kind of slowed down since late 2014, due to time away and stuf like that.

Currenly: boxes.

A handful of weeks ago, I got stuck into making a cargo box for the passenger side of the tub. I wanted one which fitted into the shape of the tub side and was tidy in its finish, so I could stow away oils, fluids, spares and whatever else I could cram in there. I am sick of open cardboard boxes and milk crates of greasy paraphernalia bouncing around in amongst the rest of my gear...

A competent metal worker could probably have knocked this box up in a few hours. It took me several weekends.

Here are some pics of the early stages.

I wanted this box to fit nice and snug and not bounce around in the back of the Landy, so I put some thought into how I'd attach it. I am really not keen on drilling lots of holes in the old girl after spending years tidying up the damage from old rough repairs and modifications, so I wanted something neat, with minimal alteration to the bare tub.

I sorted out a way to have the rear vertical surface of the box hook into the little slots in the galvanised capping at the top of the tub's side, by attaching two angled "hooks" to the rear side of the box. Then I fitted some over-centre clips to the front, which lock into the aluminium cargo rail I have fitted to the vertical surface of the wheel well. When the back is hooked into place, the front latches are hooked up and tightened and the box is locked into place.

The pics are of one of the rear hooks in cross section before assembly, then one of the over-centre latches at the front. Apologies that the focus is not sharp.

what about a lid???

Originally Posted by debruiser

what about a lid???

Yep, it's got one of those too.

I put some nice stainless steel latches on the lid. All finished now: fits in pretty well with the rest of the Landy.

I like it

So do I

Cheers Rod

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Pretty new box onboard or not, she still does her share of work around the place...

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Pretty new box onboard or not, she still does her share of work around the place...

wow, she really is a workhorse!