Home made drawers under $110. Basic measurments added

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

Hi MidLifeCrisis,

straing, because if I use the link from Melbo i got the same result but if i click my link it works fine:

http://www.landcruiserfreunde.org/vi...4c29531e#15087

Hope this works better, tried to insert a Hyperlink :-).

Best regards
Juergen

The link now works, thanks

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

Well, finished the drawer yesterday. I'm ready for carpet now but am a bit reluctant to do it myself. I'm really happy with what I've done to this point that I don't want to ruin it with a dodgy final job.
Last photos to be posted when I work out what I'm going to do.

I wouldn't be worried Gramps.. Carpeting is the easy bit... Just spray both surfaces and let them both sit for a couple of minutes to go tacky and then apply the carpet to the surface of the draws...

[Lorenzo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorenzo]

Hey,

do you guys reckon that these would handle the drawers I'm planning on building:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Drawer-Sl...item1c1ea5f39d

is 700 too short? What are all of you guys running as runners (pun not intended)

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

Hey,

do you guys reckon that these would handle the drawers I'm planning on building:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Drawer-Sl...item1c1ea5f39d

is 700 too short? What are all of you guys running as runners (pun not intended)

My runners are 800mm long, with a drawer length of 860mm. I bought mine from Galvins in SA.

Where did people get their 'T' handles from?

[Lorenzo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorenzo]

Got mine at the local caravan shop... $20 each

How much were your runners?

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

$70 with a load rating of 90 - 100kg's

[iantz Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close iantz]

Excellent work Dan. I really need to get moving on mine!! You wouldn't have a record of all your dimensions would you?

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

Yeah I do, but if you have a look through this thread you'll find Chippy supplied a diagram with measurements early on. I used this to the millimetre.
Carpet for mine this weekend, hopefully I'll be able to find a 'T' handle to finish it off.

[Justo77 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Justo77]

My runners are 800mm long, with a drawer length of 860mm. I bought mine from Galvins in SA.

Where did people get their 'T' handles from?

I got my T handle from ebay, I think it cost me about $30 including postage, came from Brisbane from memory and only took 2-3 days to arrive. Just search "drop T handle" on ebay.

I got my 800 mm runners from Galvins as well and am very happy with them.

[Justo77 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Justo77]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RECESSED-...item1c1e3bcb92

Try this link, I think this may be where mine came from.

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

I'll give it a go, thanks.

[Gramps Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gramps]

Here's the dimensions of the frame unit. The longer base and shorter top allow the middle row seats to still recline.


I've put a small (90 mm) upright in the end of that space to create an extra little storage area in behind the middle row of seats.



Here's the dimensions of the drawer unit itself. There's maybe 1 to 2 mm clearance remaining between the steel runners and the sides of the frame. Its enough to allow the drawer to move freely without rattling around loose.

I hope Chippy doesn't mind, but these are the dimensions I used Ian. Like I said before, I followed them to the mm and they are a perfect fit.

[pambs Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pambs]

Hi there, i started doing my drawers and i need some input So i cut the frame using mdf 18mm and started builidng the frame. In the meanwhile i have taken out the 2 plastic parallel strips that host the 4 anchor points, if thats what they are called If you take these out then you can use 8 14mm screws to hold the base in place.

Just wanted to know if that is a good option or might do some sort of damage on the chasis?

[Lorenzo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorenzo]

Hey pambs,

how did you remove the 4 anchor points? I was thinking of doing something similar, but I don't know how to remove them.

Also, would a 14mm screw rip straight out over a big speed bump? Don't know how thick or thin that metal plate would be (where the anchor points are in).

I was thinking of getting a hose clamp, and tying those around the anchor point for the 3rd row seat and then up and over a cut out in the base of your drawer system... then you can tighten it as much as you can. To remove it, just unscrew that clamp and off you go. You'd put 4 in and I think that that would be extremely sturdy.

Good call or bad call? Anyone tried this?

Loz

[Justo77 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Justo77]

I used the anchor point bolt holes to mount my drawer and have not had any problems with it moving. I have driven on some pretty rough roads through the Flinders and Gammon ranges with the fridge and fridge slide on top and it hasn't moved.

I would imagine these botl holes need to be quite strong as they would need to hold the weight of the rear seat as well as the passenger in the event of an accident.