arctic_mark Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 (edited) Thought I'd take the opportunity to brag a bit in public 'cos I'm really pleased with the way it turned out! Built my own custom draws in a box in my trunk, took a while but looks great and works fantastic. Most of my offroad kit can fit in there and still leave the back free. Mark Edited September 19, 2014 by RedPath88 Restored Photo 2, the only one that I could find in the OP's Photobucket account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishpeck Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 That's nifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonianbrat Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Nicely done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Thats pretty cool... I have considered doing something like that myself, because I carry tools and equipment for work and getting them more of of the way would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Very nice! I should do that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Very cool. Have you considered putting the plans up on here?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Looks good! Yeah you should put the plans up on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyb33 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 question.....what kind of pathfinder decal do you have on the sides of your rig??? can you take a close up of it?? and did you get it custom made??? and yes, i would love to see some box plans.... -sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmorgan4 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I've been interested in making something similar as well. What did you buy for the sliding rails on the side of the drawers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarsiff Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well done man, that really looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuperSon Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) You can also design it to where the top lid flips open too Nice :cool2: Edited November 30, 2006 by SuperSon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic_mark Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Thanks for the positive feed-back! Yeah, I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. Took a bit of work as it was a trial and error job, but I certainly can get back in there and measure things up and draw some plans up and a "how to" write up and post them here. As for the Pathfinder decals on the side, they where on there when I got the rig two years ago, so I don't know if they were stock or not. She looks a bit different now, 3" SL, mudders on, and big old-school Nissan decals on front doors (to cover the nasty scratches I got in the bush!). Oh yeah, the dented rear quarter is another new addition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic_mark Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Pretty much all of the materials came from the Home Depot including the plywood for the base, lid and draw bottoms, and the timber for the verticle sections. The top is covered with that ribbed vynol floor matting that comes by the foot in Home Depot and Canadian Tire etc, attached with contact cement and black carpet tacks. Because the top covers the wheel arches, there was a bit of dead space on either side of the draw so I have hinged lids here so I have extra storage space. This includes relocating the holder for the stock bottle jack as well. The runners, though, were not from Home Depot. These are high load full extension runners that lock closed. I got these from Lee Valley Tools in Canada but you'd probably get them in any good hardwear store. I've since addedd extra catches to lock the draw in place as I found when clibing steep hills they tended to open and bang against the rear door. Anyway, I'll get a full write-up together over the weekend with some plans and post it here soon. Thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Nice job, I've been wanting to do something like that. Please do post up more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 please do i have christmas break and in some desperate needs of some projects and that would be extremely handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 that looks great!! and damn what a sexy rig :bow: drawers look really nice :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLVOX Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 There is a girl on car domain with a tubo diesle and this is what hers looks like. Very similar. Nice job by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pathfindero Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I've thought about it but i kinda use my cargo area for sleeping and uh...other things from time to time....drawers wouldn't provide a very level area for either of those to happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navygz19 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Heh heh I smell a patent coming LOL! Nicely done, Mark. Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Heh heh I smell a patent coming LOL! Nicely done, Mark. Looks great! Patent? Maybe if you were the first to think of it...do a google search and you'll see tons of retailers selling it, namely Tuffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navygz19 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Patent? Maybe if you were the first to think of it...do a google search and you'll see tons of retailers selling it, namely Tuffy. There was an ounce of sarcasm in my reply, D.J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NismoSkyZ Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 How much did this cost you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic_mark Posted December 7, 2006 Author Share Posted December 7, 2006 Sorry I haven't posted a how-to yet. Been fighting the flu over the last week or so. Soon as I'm OK again I'll get on to it!! As for providing a level platform for sleeping and "other things" , well that was one reason I put the draw unit in. I'm working on some inserts that fill in the space when the rear seats are down to bring it up to level and provide additional storage space. They're going to bolt with wing nuts onto the back of the draw unit. Having tried sleeping in theback of my Pathy, I found it too short to be comfortable. With the front seats pulled forward it was long enough but with a massive great hole where you want your head to be! With the permenant draw unit and temporary inserts, it should be completely flat. As for cost of the unit so far, at a guess, I'd say under $100 Canadian. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroslaya Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 nicelly done, man. cheap too i like the darwin fish too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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