P1000m5 Traveller II

 

[snuffnwhisky]

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[joeymt33]

I’m thinking will try to do something behind the red plastic. This will be a great place to store a lot of things that are not sensitive to water. I can store the extra 120 feet of synthetic winch rope that I carry or the bilge pump.

 

[ohanacreek]

Just one more of Joeys ideas I’m gonna steal.

 

[JTW]

Could you not just use the push fasteners?

 

[joeymt33]

Could you not just use the push fasteners?

You could but they’re not as easy to remove as those that snuff mentioned earlier.

Now the question is, will the red plastic be enough to hold things inside the door? I’m sure it will be for larger items like the bilge pump and tow ropes.

 

[Plumber32]

Maybe I should make the red outside plastic easily removable and then have a hidden door behind that it would be large enough to put larger objects in? I could use some kind of twist lock fasteners on the red plastic so that they could be removed easily with a quarter turn and then I would have access to a larger storage space built into the sides of the vehicle.

I guess I could put some kind of sleeve inside there made out of HDPE. I could make a large rectangular shaped box so the stuff wouldn’t fall all the way down to the bottom. That would limit space though.

Just throwing s*** against the wall to see what sticks.

You must be bored. Get a bed extender and a plastic tote and be done with it. Gonna rattle a lot. Not to mention these doors do not do good with weight on them when you open and shut them.

 

[Neohio]

You could but they’re not as easy to remove as those that snuff mentioned earlier.

Now the question is, will the red plastic be enough to hold things inside the door? I’m sure it will be for larger items like the bilge pump and tow ropes.

Plastic should be more than enough. Especially if you only cut the top 1/3 that will be covered.
Dzus are nice, but i would look into some sort of thumb screw for removing the panel. No tools required.

 

[jtucker]

Send more pics when you get sounds like a good idea

 

[snuffnwhisky]

Wonder if u could hinge it in the back with just 1 or 2 fasteners in the front or some real strong magnets.

 

[elkaholic]

Wonder if u could hinge it in the back with just 1 or 2 fasteners in the front or some real strong magnets.

Or maybe hinged at the bottom ....


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[joeymt33]

Plastic should be more than enough. Especially if you only cut the top 1/3 that will be covered.
Dzus are nice, but i would look into some sort of thumb screw for removing the panel. No tools required.

I like the thumbscrew idea. I’m guessing these are 6 mm with a 1.0 thread pitch. I’ll measure that later and see if McMaster Carr has some nice thumbscrews.

 

[ohanacreek]

I like the thumbscrew idea. I’m guessing these are 6 mm with a 1.0 thread pitch. I’ll measure that later and see if McMaster Carr has some nice thumbscrews.

They are they are the same as everything else.

 

[joeymt33]

They are they are the same as everything else.

If I remember correct, they have a shoulder beneath the head of the fastener so more than likely I will need to get some very specific sized washers so that I don’t crush the red plastic.

 

[snuffnwhisky]

If I remember correct, they have a shoulder beneath the head of the fastener so more than likely I will need to get some very specific sized washers so that I don’t crush the red plastic.

Run a nut up on it and grind it round and grind to thickness. Locktite on.

 

[JTW]

You could but they’re not as easy to remove as those that snuff mentioned earlier.

Now the question is, will the red plastic be enough to hold things inside the door? I’m sure it will be for larger items like the bilge pump and tow ropes.

I was thinking like the kind on the air filter.. the center push kind. I like this idea. Perfect for the bilge and hose and strap storage

 

[joeymt33]

You must be bored. Get a bed extender and a plastic tote and be done with it. Gonna rattle a lot. Not to mention these doors do not do good with weight on them when you open and shut them.

Several reasons I don’t want that:

Not willing to spend $500 dollars yet on storage.

Also I don’t want more weight hanging off that back than I need.

That also means my tailgate would be past the bumper and susceptible to damage.

Now some day I would like a light weight aluminum rear carrier that held just a tire and fuel. But I’d only use it when the rear seats are occupied. For now I have a rotopak mount in the front of the bed and I lay a tire back there too when the rear seat are down.

I’ve tried to keep weight low and evenly distributed. For now I have two ammo cans under the seat, a small pelican in the rear floorboard (when it’s not used) and a larger pelican that lays in the front of the bed. I would love to use both rear doors and delete a storage box or at least get a smaller one.

I guess I should go ahead and order some of those fancy door bushings from RB3 (sorry if I got the name wrong).

 

[elkaholic]

You will not be sorry with the door bushings


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[ohanacreek]

What if you gutted the factory door and basically used it for a “skin” for a sealable aluminum storage container?

There’s a LOT of room in that door.

Someone with some real welding and fab skills needs to get on that.

 

[joeymt33]

Door panels don’t look like they are willing to accept the dzus fasteners. They are very irregular and varying depths.

 

[JTW]

Door panels don’t look like they are willing to accept the dzus fasteners. They are very irregular and varying depths.

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What if you put a bolt thru the back side threads out.. then run one of these little economy t nuts between the plastics then use a simple wing nut on the outside.