We’re Stumped! Cargo Drawer Hardware Ideas?

[Wanderlost]

We’re looking for hardware ideas on how to secure a bank of drawers to a base plate we’re developing for our ’17 4R. What are you using? We’re hitting a mental block and desperately need some ideas and inspiration.

An idea we’re working on is recessing a C channel into the base and having hardware on the bottom of the drawers that will slide in, securing the whole thing with a type of pin. The C channel is a no brainer to obtain but the sliding hardware has us stumped.

The goal is to have a system that will allow the drawer module to go in and out easily and quickly. The driver’s side will be taken up by our fridge, held in with a commercial slider. The “chest of drawers’ will be on the left half, height of about 24”, depth will take it to the back of the backseat.

Below is a pic of the base prototype we're working off of.

 

[Justin Demayo]

Check out McMaster-Carr (https://www.mcmaster.com)... they have tons of hardware on there that might spark an idea.

I just bought a bunch of 8020 T-Slot framing for a similar project. Wanted to raise and secure my fridge slide in a certain way and this helped.

 

[Nomadik Nova]

We’re looking for hardware ideas on how to secure a bank of drawers to a base plate we’re developing for our ’17 4R. What are you using? We’re hitting a mental block and desperately need some ideas and inspiration.

An idea we’re working on is recessing a C channel into the base and having hardware on the bottom of the drawers that will slide in, securing the whole thing with a type of pin. The C channel is a no brainer to obtain but the sliding hardware has us stumped.

The goal is to have a system that will allow the drawer module to go in and out easily and quickly. The driver’s side will be taken up by our fridge, held in with a commercial slider. The “chest of drawers’ will be on the left half, height of about 24”, depth will take it to the back of the backseat.

Below is a pic of the base prototype we're working off of.

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Is that similar to the GooseGear?

 

[TreXTerra]

L-track would be my first choice; it's what's used to tie down cargo on aircraft. It's an off-the-shelf product with tons of different tie-down types that all fit the same track design. You can get it in the aviation style or recessed.

 

[Wanderlost]

Is that similar to the GooseGear?

We first considered using the Goose Gear plate so yes, it's very similar. We're using a more secure way of bolting it to the body though. And we're working on mounting points stronger then t-nuts.

 

[Wanderlost]

L-track would be my first choice; it's what's used to tie down cargo on aircraft. It's an off-the-shelf product with tons of different tie-down types that all fit the same track design. You can get it in the aviation style or recessed.

Thanks! We'll look into it.

 

[Zeak]

We’re looking for hardware ideas on how to secure a bank of drawers to a base plate we’re developing for our ’17 4R. What are you using? We’re hitting a mental block and desperately need some ideas and inspiration.

An idea we’re working on is recessing a C channel into the base and having hardware on the bottom of the drawers that will slide in, securing the whole thing with a type of pin. The C channel is a no brainer to obtain but the sliding hardware has us stumped.

The goal is to have a system that will allow the drawer module to go in and out easily and quickly. The driver’s side will be taken up by our fridge, held in with a commercial slider. The “chest of drawers’ will be on the left half, height of about 24”, depth will take it to the back of the backseat.

Below is a pic of the base prototype we're working off of.

View attachment 84085

We’re looking for hardware ideas on how to secure a bank of drawers to a base plate we’re developing for our ’17 4R. What are you using? We’re hitting a mental block and desperately need some ideas and inspiration.

An idea we’re working on is recessing a C channel into the base and having hardware on the bottom of the drawers that will slide in, securing the whole thing with a type of pin. The C channel is a no brainer to obtain but the sliding hardware has us stumped.

The goal is to have a system that will allow the drawer module to go in and out easily and quickly. The driver’s side will be taken up by our fridge, held in with a commercial slider. The “chest of drawers’ will be on the left half, height of about 24”, depth will take it to the back of the backseat.

Below is a pic of the base prototype we're working off of.

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This is how I did my 4runner. My be it might be a idea. Hooks to the floor by angle iron.

 

[slomatt]

Interesting project. A couple questions:
- How thick is the base plate, 3/4"?
- Do the cabinets need to slide in and out, or can they be installed and then bolted down?

One easy solution you have probably considered is to mount T-nuts on the bottom of the base plate and then using knurled knobs to bolt through the cabinets. The big benefits with this solution are price, and strength since the t-nuts don't require a deep recess into the plate.

You could also embed cargo track (c channel) into the base plate, but that would require a dado of about 1/2 the thickness which would weaken the plate. You could sandwich a strip of 1/8" aluminum on the back to reinforce things. Then you could then slide some t-bolts into the track.

The cargo track solution is flexible since you can position the bolts where ever you want, but is that a requirement? If you know exactly where the mounts need to go T-nuts might be the easiest solution.