Mick1
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Rhino Runner Cargo Drawer is finally complete!
Pictures here: http://rhino4runnersuspension.shutterfly.com/pictures/1649
This drawer is over-built and ended up being pretty expensive. Like $500-$600 in supplies when all added up. Overall, it is a better drawer than a used Truckvault I picked up a few years ago.
This drawer is built mostly out of 3/4" MDO plywood and a bit of 1/2" MDO. Medium density overlay plywood, aka sign board is good stuff and is what Truckvault is made from, but is heavy. I could not find a local supplier of baltic birch in the necessary size.
I used Hettich 500 lb drawer slides, simplex push button lock and spring handles.
The exterior is covered in truck bed liner and the interior is carpeted. I would have preferred a light grey interior carpet, but went with what I had on hand.
The drawer face is covered in carbon fiber wrap. It looks pretty good in person, but is not perfect because I used a generic brand film and it did not stick well. 3M Dinoc would have been better and only a little more expensive.
The side flaps are held in place with strong magnets.
Box dimensions are 43" wide, 37" deep, and 8.5" tall. It sits on a custom metal frame over the stock trail tailgate. So my stock tailgate is still usable.
I built it as tight as possible to maximize drawer space.
Drawer internal dimensions are 38" wide, 34.75" deep and the side height ended up at 5.75" total internal clearance.
Its pretty nice still having the tailgate. The tailgate makes getting an 80+ pound dog onto the drawer possible, but I really, really would like to have just a couple more inches of clearance inside the drawer. It can fit everything I want to put into it except my backpack.
Pictures here: http://rhino4runnersuspension.shutterfly.com/pictures/1649
This drawer is over-built and ended up being pretty expensive. Like $500-$600 in supplies when all added up. Overall, it is a better drawer than a used Truckvault I picked up a few years ago.
This drawer is built mostly out of 3/4" MDO plywood and a bit of 1/2" MDO. Medium density overlay plywood, aka sign board is good stuff and is what Truckvault is made from, but is heavy. I could not find a local supplier of baltic birch in the necessary size.
I used Hettich 500 lb drawer slides, simplex push button lock and spring handles.
The exterior is covered in truck bed liner and the interior is carpeted. I would have preferred a light grey interior carpet, but went with what I had on hand.
The drawer face is covered in carbon fiber wrap. It looks pretty good in person, but is not perfect because I used a generic brand film and it did not stick well. 3M Dinoc would have been better and only a little more expensive.
The side flaps are held in place with strong magnets.
Box dimensions are 43" wide, 37" deep, and 8.5" tall. It sits on a custom metal frame over the stock trail tailgate. So my stock tailgate is still usable.
I built it as tight as possible to maximize drawer space.
Drawer internal dimensions are 38" wide, 34.75" deep and the side height ended up at 5.75" total internal clearance.
Its pretty nice still having the tailgate. The tailgate makes getting an 80+ pound dog onto the drawer possible, but I really, really would like to have just a couple more inches of clearance inside the drawer. It can fit everything I want to put into it except my backpack.
