Sunday, Oct 02, 2005 at 12:54
Gday Jack
Its a little hard to explain, but imagination is the key..
Im a metal worker, so i weled up two bed plates to unistrut lengths and mounted them to the tie down holes each side, giving me a unistrut running front to back either side of the rear.
I then welded two pieces of flat steel (30mmx10mmx 1.5mm) accross the front of each unistrut opening (which are facing up) to help lock in the false floor.
Under the false floor timber, i screwed 13mm square RHS that locate in the unistrut when floor is ontop.(and sit under that welded steel when in the forward position) This allows whole floor with draws and fridge to be pulled out of the back of the car however far as practical to yourself (some shorties have problems reaching over the tailgate) and it can also be locked in when in transit. To the rear of the false floor i have used two unistrut bolt down fixtures to secure the floor when it is time to
move.
Now, the beauty of this setup is...floor can be removed leaving unistrut, which doesnt interfere with 3rd riow seats.
whole lot can be slid back to allow access when
camping
opens the possibility up of hinging the fridge slide so when you pull it back, the fridge tilts back to allow easier access.. :-))))) all it would take is a hinge at the operator and a locking system at the front end when slid forward.
Andrew
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