My Bakkie drawer with ammo crates and fridge/water slider

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:27 pm

So tomorrow after the Boks trashed Fiji, I will quickly build my drawer system.

Some materials were purchased this afternoon.......

2 lenghts of 19mm sq tubing
2 lenghts of 25mm angle iron
12 x 20mm roller bearings
12 hex butt bolts with nuts and washers
1 case of Amstels

I have...

9 army ammo crates with lids
primer and enamel black paint
tools and welding / grinding consumables
fridge slide that I build previously

I still need to buy...

plywood for the top cover board
carpet and glue for the top cover board
some more beer

Cost so far....

Steel : R260
Bearings : R120
Bolts and nuts : R16
Beer : R 145

Cost still to incurr...
Plywood : +- R 200
Carpet : +- R 100
Glue for carpet : +- R 30

So I reckon I will complete this project for below R800.......excluding beer!........not to shabby...

The plan....

Watch the ruggas and drink some beer.
Make a single drawer frame from the angle iron to fit all 9 ammo crates.
Drink some beer...
Make a frame from the 19mm sq tubing to house the drawer frame.
Drink some beer....
Mount the bearings on the tubing frame.
Paints theisss wholesss thingsss
Drinksss shome beerssss...hik...hik....

Slide thesesse drawress froame into angels iron frame.......CAPISH ?????

End of weekend labour

Next weekend.....purchase plywood and carpet and comlpete !

This sounds easy.....or does it.....

Will post some progress pics tomorrow !!!!!

Will post some progress pics tomorrow

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:32 pm

Simon, seems you forgot something in your budget under 'Costs to still incurr.....'

BEER......!!!!!

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:37 pm

HAHAH Grapgat!!!

Will see tomorrow what the beer does to the tape measure and square !!!!

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:39 pm

HiluxJunkie wrote:HAHAH Grapgat!!!

Will see tomorrow what the beer does to the tape measure and square !!!!

Yeh, take lots of straight pics if you can, of the process

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:48 pm

Hoe meer buksies in die keel, hoe beter die vakmanskap !!!

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:53 pm

OOOOMS wrote:Yeh, take lots of gay pics if you can, of the process

mushroom · Post by **mushroom** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:26 pm

I love beer....but, remember, safety first....

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:07 am

I'm also busy with my,can't wait to see some pics,i'm using 25 mm x 25mm alli tubing,trying to keep wait down,so far material cost R600-00,still need to get rails,so buget around R1200.,that includes fridge slide,and no beers.

jacques kotze · Post by **jacques kotze** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:47 am

Hope you still remember to take pics after all those beers

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:08 pm

Progress report after 12 amstels......

Still to be done:

Mount bearings in frame,
Paint,
Install top board,
Mount fridge slider

Hi-Hilux · Post by **Hi-Hilux** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:41 pm

Lyk goed, my idee is ook om bearings te gebruik, baie goedkoper as die rails.

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:11 pm

Ja.....daai rails is belaglik duur. Ek het R10 per bearing betaal. Ek gebruik 12. Boute en moere was R16. Angle iron vir daai lengte sal jou so +- R20 kos.. Dus as jy Macgyver gekyk het as kleuter en jy kan 'n plan maak om dit te bou in jou backyard..... kos twee slides so R160 vir +- 1500mm. Ek het al pryse gesien van tot R400 per stel vir so 900mm slides.....
maar nou ja....wat kos jou arbeid en pt......horse for courses....nog steeds lekker om te DIY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:16 pm

Looking great

Hi-Hilux · Post by **Hi-Hilux** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:53 pm

Stem saam, DIY IS BAAS!

jacques kotze · Post by **jacques kotze** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:01 pm

Goeie werk ek moet se, sal graag die eind produk wil sien

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:25 am

Lyk baie netjies

Dankie vir die mooi pics! Nou weer b-stoor toe

ChrisF · Post by **ChrisF** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:43 pm

Mooi gedoen.

Racing snake · Post by **Racing snake** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:22 pm

Thanks Simon. Good job so far. Given me some excellent ideas, which reminds me, I'm thirsty!

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:00 pm

Mounted the bearings today. Still need to tidy up the welding........I am not a boilermaker

jacques kotze · Post by **jacques kotze** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:39 pm

Looking good Simon, how did you fix the frame on to the back?

Hi-Hilux · Post by **Hi-Hilux** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:31 pm

Wou nou net vra of jy net gaan werk as die Bokke speel, maar sien jy was hard aan die werk. Jy vorder mooi!

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:40 am

jacques kotze wrote:Looking good Simon, how did you fix the frame on to the back?

Still need to figure that part out.......might drill some holes in the bin.

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:36 pm

Managed to finish my little project last Saturday. The total cost amounted to R1100. The system works lekka. Wil test it the weekend of October during a nice trip to the Kruger!

Post by **Royco** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:45 pm

Very nice!!
Well done

Hi-Hilux · Post by **Hi-Hilux** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:48 pm

job well done, kan trots wees op wat jy gedoen het!

TheoF · Post by **TheoF** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:51 pm

Very ,very nice Simon.

jacques kotze · Post by **jacques kotze** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:06 pm

Rally a good job, well done!!!!!

Popmar · Post by **Popmar** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:51 am

Simon as `n man kan dan kan hy. Lyk my jy kan.

Een vraag - Is die yskas nie te hoog om by te kom en om binne in te sien en werk nie?

My wedergeweld is maar aan die klein en kort kant

RaymondH · Post by **RaymondH** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:25 pm

Very nice!!!! what's the total KG's op the packing system? how did you manage to fasten it to the bakkie??

JJBotes · Post by **JJBotes** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:24 pm

TheoF · Post by **TheoF** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:31 pm

Is that 5mm angle iron youre using Simon? Is the geniune army ammo crates difficult to get hold of? Its damm easy smugling army weapons and ammo ...so I presume the ammo crates wont be any of a problem.

TheoF · Post by **TheoF** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:31 pm

Is that 5mm angle iron youre using Simon? Is the geniune army ammo crates difficult to get hold of? Its damm easy smugling army weapons and ammo ...so I presume the ammo crates wont be any of a problem.

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:02 pm

5mm angle iron. System weighs around 40kg. Ammo crates I got from a mate who is into Bisley target shooting. They usauly just lay around the army shooting range where they practice.

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:30 pm

sorry 25 x 3 angle iron.

warrenaken · Post by **warrenaken** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:12 pm

Very neat, job well done

swartvark · Post by **swartvark** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:05 am

Verrrry nice! Good job, Simon!

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:25 pm

Popmar wrote:Simon as `n man kan dan kan hy. Lyk my jy kan.

Een vraag - Is die yskas nie te hoog om by te kom en om binne in te sien en werk nie?

My wedergeweld is maar aan die klein en kort kant

Is hoog maar vir my is hy ok. Vroulief en kids klim maar op die klap as hulle moet bier aangee

Wou die maks. spasie gebruik anders moes ek die kratte se layout verander en dan 'n kas om die yskas bou om die spasie bo yskas te gebruik.

Dankie vir al die thumbs ups !

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:33 pm

RaymondH wrote:Very nice!!!! what's the total KG's op the packing system? how did you manage to fasten it to the bakkie??

It is still loose and I will test it when loaded to see if this will be a problem. I like it loose because I can easily remove it when I need the bin empty.

It actualy fits snugly between the wheel arches. The lid closes tightly against it to keep it from moving around.

Post by **Royco** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:59 pm

HiluxJunkie wrote:
RaymondH wrote:Very nice!!!! what's the total KG's op the packing system? how did you manage to fasten it to the bakkie??
It is still loose and I will test it when loaded to see if this will be a problem. I like it loose because I can easily remove it when I need the bin empty.

It actualy fits snugly between the wheel arches. The lid closes tightly against it to keep it from moving around.

I like this idea.

Please let us know if it works.
I also don't want a permanent fixture! Hey, I bought a bakkie after all!!

Johannes van die See · Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:14 pm

Die lyk vir my soos nog n job wat in die WegRy/DriveOut gepubliseer behoort te word!!!
Ek gaan beslus jou voorbeeld volg, dankie vir die goei voorbeeld!

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:19 pm

Johannes van die See wrote:
Die lyk vir my soos nog n job wat in die WegRy/DriveOut gepubliseer behoort te word!!!
Ek gaan beslus jou voorbeeld volg, dankie vir die goei voorbeeld!

Tx.

As hulle hom publish, is dit my tweede diy artikel. Vorige ene was my rocksliders.

Jou artikel lyk goed man. jy moet darem meer as net water by daai kraan laat uikom..........ietsie met eish.....

Johannes van die See · Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:18 pm

HiluxJunkie wrote:
Johannes van die See wrote:
Die lyk vir my soos nog n job wat in die WegRy/DriveOut gepubliseer behoort te word!!!
Ek gaan beslus jou voorbeeld volg, dankie vir die goei voorbeeld!
Tx.

As hulle hom publish, is dit my tweede diy artikel. Vorige ene was my rocksliders.

Jou artikel lyk goed man. jy moet darem meer as net water by daai kraan laat uikom..........ietsie met eish.....

Dis n 55L tank so as daar soveel dop betrokke moet raak sal ek nerens heen kan ry nie.
Dankie vir die komplimente...