way cool truck tool box for cheap

dangerjim92 · Oct 24, 2007

After geting my cheap plastic truck tool box stolen, I started looking at those nice dimond plate aluminum boxes to keep my stuff safe. Being a collage student I couldnt afford the hefty price tag on these boxes so i got creative. So i made a trip to the local Army Surplus and picked up this box for 20 bucks and is much heaver made than those aluminum jobs. Then made a trip to the junk yard and grabed a retractable trouble light off a 92' chevy picup and mounted it to the lid added a 12v ciggarete outlet for my air compressor and such, painted it flat black and bolted it to the bed.

way cheaper than a aluminum box and stronger too.

dangeranger01 · Oct 25, 2007

That is awsome!!! Very good idea. Thanks for that, I want to get ride of my plastic box, now i just gotta find a surpluss store, lol.

calypso93 · Oct 25, 2007

Looks good. I did the same thing when mine was new and we were towing. Just a cheap box , lower than the bed rails, and bolted to the floor. The contents are almost identical. Never thought of retractable work light though...............

lone-wolf · Feb 24, 2009

Sorry for bumping this old thread, but anyone have an idea of what this box's purpose was before a truck box? Just want an idea what I should be looking for.

PlumCrazy · Feb 24, 2009

I used an ammo box, they are cheap and water tight.

-plumcrazy

lone-wolf · Feb 28, 2009

Do you know what calibre the box was meant for?

PlumCrazy · Mar 1, 2009

It was a 20mm box, here is a link to the thread.

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33891

-plumcrazy

daniel3507 · Mar 1, 2009

i love this idea. im going to a wholesale tool place and army surplus this week to try and find something like this. cant believe that was just 20 bucks. hope i can find one that cheap.

daniel3507 · Mar 2, 2009

anyone have any idea on where to look for one? the army surplus didnt have anything like it.

lone-wolf · Mar 2, 2009

Do you have Princess Auto in the US? You could order online if your desperate, the shipping will hurt though.

99RangerBoss · Mar 2, 2009

guaranteed they don't have a princess auto their missing out hard. PRINCESS AUTO RULES!!!

daniel3507 · Mar 2, 2009

never even heard of Princess Auto.

IRKillroy · Mar 4, 2009

I just looked online... it's similar to harbor freight.

JoeCanada · Mar 7, 2009

daniel3507 said:
never even heard of Princess Auto.

Not surprising...strictly a Canadian company. But you can purchase mail order from the US...shipping probably wouldn't be worth it tho.

seth556 · Mar 8, 2009

If they're that cheap I might have to go pick one up. Did you just drill holes into the bed to mount it?

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