I’ve been working on a cargo box with 2 drawers for the last few months. I wanted to keep it as low profile as possible, but still have a 4” drawer height. I used 1/8” thick aluminum for the top, and 1/16” thick aluminum for the bottom, and the drawer bottoms, in order to minimize height. The total box height is only 4.3” tall. I used 3/4” thick pine boards for the sides, back, and drawers front/back/sides.

Unfortunately I forgot to take pics of the box before covering it in carpeting.


I wanted to have many tie-down points for fridge, dog crates, and miscellaneous cargo. So I added aluminum strips along both sides, and down the center. The strips have several threaded holes for adding eye bolts as needed.


With the drawers:


Decided to cover the front of the drawers with carpet to match the box:




The rear of the box has aluminum hooks to catch under the OEM loops behind the rear seats. This makes installing/removing the box really quick and easy.


Installed with the rear seats up:


This is how the rear hooks work. You can also see there is an aluminum strip along the back to fasten a sleeping extension to.


The sleeping extension is made from 3/4" plywood. With the extension attached:


Installed with the rear seats down, and the extension attached:




I made some steel brackets that attach the front edge of the extension to the OEM seat bolt holes. A view from the front seats:


The extension has strategically placed threaded inserts for fridge and/or dog crates. More pics to come.