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  1. 7th March 2005, 10:27 AM #1
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    Defender Rear Storage

    Spent the weekend joining the 'me too' brigade. Having seen many good examples of rear storage solutions on this forum in the past (Clarkie's in particular), I have been thinking about doing something myself, all within the limits of my own capabilities, of course. I'm not much into huge treks needing to carry a heap of gear to be self sufficient for weeks on end, but some way of better carrying the stuff for recovery, day trips or the weekenders that I do, was the aim.

    I really like the commercially available storage drawers (Outback, Piranah etc), but the huge price (+$1,000), was just ridiculus. Fortunately, I stumbled accross one of the roller drawer systems (Outback) in the local wreckers. The ply covering was completely buggered due to being left out in the weather, but the drawer and runners were fine. A mere $70 changed hands and I couldn't get it home fast enough.

    The drawer does not cover the whole of the rear cargo bay. It's the full width, but only approx half the length. This suits me fine, because I was able to construct a lift up lid for the area nearest the cargo barrier. This not only provides a lot of extra storage for day trips (almost as good as a full length drawer), but also provides the perfect size hole to tie down 5 20litre jerry cans for the longer trips.

    Here's the drawer and new 17mm ply top installed:



    I also had space to make a long narrow hatch on the right side, due to the drawer being short on that side to clear the hinge of the safari door. Here's the lot opened up:



    A close up of the narrow hatch and also showing the Bushranger tie down system. I routed a groove to fit in the rail, so that when the loops are removed the rail is flush with the ply surface. I also replaced the 6mm bolts under the side windows with stainless ring thingies, just to provide some extra tie down points.



    The Bushranger tie down rail up real close:



    All I need to do now is to glue the rubber matting over the ply. I ran out of time for this on the weekend due to fitting the tank for my onboard air system (see other thread).


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  2. 7th March 2005, 11:22 AM #2
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    Not Fair you Tin Aass Bugger....

    That is Great, Well done. I'm very impressed.
    Can we ask if it was a Landy Wrecker or a normal 4x4 wrecker?

    Great job, its neat and practical.
    I'm going to PM you to ask some questions.

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  3. 7th March 2005, 11:48 AM #3
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    Forgot to add...

    The lift up ring thingies are stainless steel jobbies from a boat place. They're spring loaded too so they wont rattle in the back. Imagine that, something in a Defender that doesn't rattle! :roll: They have to be flush fitted which is a bit of a pain, especially with my not-so-highly-developed woodworking skills, but it was worth it to keep with the completely flush fitting floor I was after.

    The wrecker was a Landy wrecker. I call in there every couple of months to see whats about. My timing was spot on for this one. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

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  4. 7th March 2005, 12:09 PM #4
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    You Da Man...

    Once in a while we get a bargin....
    Mine must be due...
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  5. 7th March 2005, 12:13 PM #5
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    Thats a bargin for $70 and you have done a top job finishing it off.

    I have nearly finished a draw/fridge slide system for my defender, I will post photo's when I get the film developed, must get a digital camera.

    I was a bit worried I made mine to heavy duty, but l'm guessing yours would weight a bit, I'm too scared to weigh it.

    I have removed the rear door hold open thingy to get max width for the draw/fridge slide. I am having a gas strut fitted to the top of the rear door today so that it does not flop around in the wind.

    Next project is a water tank to fill the gap between the engle and the driver side of the cargo area.

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  6. 8th March 2005, 07:34 AM #6
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    $70 8O WOW... Serious bargain.

    It's a very similar setup to what I've got in the back of my 110. On mine, the compartment just behind the seats is full of spares & the slide out drawer holds all the kitchen/cooking stuff.

    Above that, I've got a ply wood shelf that runs the whole width, just below the level of the windows. That then gives me just enough space to stick a couple of Peli & 3x Zarges cases underneath. I then stick the soft stuff in duffles on top.

    The water tank on mine is in the rear footwell (40L) and I'll be fitting an Engel between the rear seats - I don't have the original LR seats in the back... :wink:

    For fuel I've got an aux tank under the driver's seat with 2x fuel & 2x water cans on the roof...

    Mark.
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  7. 8th March 2005, 09:35 AM #7
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    In answer to a couple of questions, here's a picture of the runners:



    As can be seen, the drawer is made from galv. The frame is basically just a box, also from galv. Sorry, didn't think to take photos of that before I screwed the top down. :roll:


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  8. 8th March 2005, 09:52 AM #8
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    Looks Good.
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  9. 13th March 2005, 03:00 PM #9
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    Just to finish off this thread, a couple of pictures showing the completed rubber matting glued down:






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  10. 13th March 2005, 05:04 PM #10
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    Hmmmm Rubber or carpet???

    Where did you get the rubber and how much per Meter??

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