Under tray storage boxes West Oz

Thanks for those links.

I am surprised at the price of the Al chequerplate box from toolboxcentre.

Equivalent Al boxes in the west are almost double that price and probably not as robust.

John G

Thanks All

Am in the latter stages of having an Al canopy custom built but as with all projects the dollar bin is beginning to look a little empty.

I decided not to have the tool boxes made as an integral part of the structure because of the punishment they will receive.

Tool boxes in the west are gold plated it would seem so have turned to the east to finish this part of the project as time now running out and returning to the Pilbara after Xmas.

Will try these sites and am certain will find what I am chasing.

Have a great X-Mas

John G

John,

the toolboxes are great if you plan on taking the canopy off and just using the traytop.

But if you are like me, and will keep the canopy on all the time, the extra 40 litres of space they provide is not of a whole lot of use. Might be better to slip a 40 litre water tank in that space on each side instead.

Enjoy fitting it out - its all good fun.

cheers
phil

Phil

I suppose it's the old conundrum of where to put everything with accessible being the key word.

I had a 100litre water tank built into the crew cab part of the conversion some time back when I finally got sick and tired of hefting water around in 22litre drums, the aim being to keep as much weight in the middle of the chassis as possible. The rear area of the crew cab is pretty much given over to a chart table, computer, inverter, toys HF etc and of course George, the faithful hound, takes the other half of the back seat perched on top of drawers etc.

With the canopy, after so many years tolerating a canvas tray back with dust and dirt being a regular part of life, I'm looking forward to having a relatively clean environment for the cooking, fridge, stores etc without the 1/2 hour clean up every time you stop.

You are absolutely right about the frequency of removing the canopy, and I have opted for a full canopy/ tray integral body as previously in the 13 years of owning this Tojo, I have never had cause to remove the canvas structure from the old tray back. Probably easier to hook a trailer up for those occasions.

I'm going to mock up a box in the next couple of days to see what you can actually fit into these under tray boxes. Your thoughts of an extra 40 litres of water on water on one or both sides is not so silly as I like to have reserves of nearly everything and currently the main tank, if split, would cause a few thristy problems. Have always carried reserves to date by stacking a few super market type 15 litre packs around the place

As this is a stretched 75 crew cab, I sacrifice some canopy length which measures only 1600mm compared to the 2400mm cavern you have on the back of your full TD. I took your advice from some time ago and also reduced the width to 1750 to better profile the cab and that certainly looks a winner.

Yes, fitting these things out is fun and this forum is invaluable in the lateral thoughts the various threaders throw into the equation from the bizarre to the really cool.

Thanks for the input and perhaps our paths will cross where Tojos often venture but Nissans fear to tread.

Kind Regards

John G