

| Subject: | Re: Clamshell toolbox |
| From: | Roy Nicholl |
| Date: | Sat, 6 Jan 2018 15:56:06 -0400 |
I looked at an Atlantic in the UK last year which has a propane tank installed in the claimshell (or, rather in-place of the clamshell) - vehicle ran on either propane or petrol. > On 06-Jan-2018, at 15:09, Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I like the idea. Extra diesel fuel tank? My thought is that anything heavy in spare tire cavity will be difficult to close. Got pics? > > Chris > >> Wiadomość napisana przez Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> w dniu 06.01.2018, o godz. 10:34: >> >> Howdy Volks. After going with a rear spare tire carrier, I was pondering >> what to do with that available space. I ended up adapting my home made >> larger clamshell/tire carrier into a toolbox. I found it handy. Currently I >> took it to my machine/Fab shop guys to make a refined design/prototype. >> Roughly 27"x 27" the front of it has 45° angles on the sides and 7" tall. >> The first quote was $211. I went downs and verified a few design aspects >> including a better sealing surface for the lid and how it fastens down. The >> first one/prototype is currently being built. Looking at $211-$250 final >> cost from machine shop, I don't know what shipping or anything could be >> yet. Hopefully It'll be what I envision and be able to have them available >> for those with alternative spare tire carriers. Storage is worth it's >> weight in gold, Westy or tin top.
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