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by **Glyn Ruck** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:19 pm

The most useful thing I bought back in 2019 is a rotatable magnetic LED mechanic's light. As a lead light replacement. Holds charge forever & I've never run the battery flat. Time & time again proven helpful when I can't see what I'm doing. Extremely bright. Has a flashlight in the end.

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by **member** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:53 pm

when looking at my boot, I realised I did not have the same space
as yours. The former owner produced a shelve for the speakers.
So the hight of my box had to be less.

I produced the following (out of an old radio cabinet)

on the right side I place my stuff (oil, lamp,...) and left I placed a toolbox
(another round one is placed in the spare wheel, I know it's too much, but
I can't help it)

On top I placed a led light, so I can see which tool I have to take out when
it's dark.

I ordered one of the boxes 40 cm as showed on the former pictures
(which should be just the space needed), so I can orden things a bit.

the safety belt is there to keep the cabinet in place

by **member** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:38 pm

Wow, that's the spirit.
I didn't want to force you, but now I'm looking forward to it.

I'll get my sawing machine ready for the weekend

by **cass3958** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:22 pm

As you are forcing me (lol,) and the weather is good I will try and do it tomorrow for you.

As you can see from one of the photos I keep a large aluminium cased tool box in the box and behind that is a full set of imperial sockets. Then to the side I have wash and polish stuff with spare engine oil, steering and brake fluid. It just keeps all that stuff out of sight at car shows so when I take out the table and chairs the boot floor is clear so I can lay out some documents and brochures relating to the S Type for people to see.

by **member** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:56 pm

Looks cool. I think the hight in the back might be double the one of the foldable boxes.
So if you want to transport a battery or something, it will be a no go.

Offcourse we can't force you, still I think I will wait until you have the time to take it out.
Worth waiting for. (and for now, thanks for the idea)

by **cass3958** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:35 pm

I too looked at those boxes before I made my boot box. I too found that although they carried some of the spares they also created a lot of dead space between the boxes as they were not designed specifically to fit the space in the back of the S type boot.

I apologies for not getting any dimensions on a post but it means pulling the box out and although not difficult it is just something I have not done since I fitted it. One day I will pull it out for a clean and I will then get the dimensions for you.

My box was made using a fit and fettle method.

I had the general shape and put the box together than tried to fit it. I then fettled it bit by bit until it fitted as it does, avoiding the way the hinges come down. I had put magnetic clips to hold the door up but found these were not strong enough so added the leather belt strap. This was one extra long black leather belts, cut in half and attached each side with a nut and bolt to the support brackets. Holds the door closed and the box in place from sliding around.

by **member** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:48 pm

This is something I was looking for. Thanks Rob.
(I'm always transporting half of my spare parts
when going on a trip)

It would be nice to get the measurements.

I was looking for something like this on the pictures below

I think the free place between the hinges is about 80 to 82 cm,
so you'll need two of these boxes. About 20 €/piece.

But I think compared to your box, I'd loose a lot of place.

by **NigelW** » Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:34 pm

Nice job Rob, looks the part. I need something similar to hide the battery that's on the boot shelf and all the junk stacked round it.

by **cass3958** » Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:57 am

Yes dimensions are freely available I will try and get some drawings on the post.
It was actually difficult to get it right and took a lot of fettling because the hinge on the right drops down lower than the hinge on the left to start with and there are a lot of hinge spring bars that hang down just under the lip. Then there are two raised plugs at the back of the boot for christmas tree carpet retainers so the height was affected by these then on top of that I had to make the decision to either cut the boot hardura carpet or leave it intact. I went for the latter so when I remove the box the carpet is still in situ intact but again this altered the height the box sat and I again had to alter the shape so the hinges did not hit the lid.
The shape of the box is dictated by the slope of the rear bulkhead and the angle of the raised floor section behind the hinge for the spare wheel cover and the lip of the boot at the top. You could make it more square at the front but the spare wheel cover might not open fully but the angles I have made it at are ample for all my tools and cleaning equipment and it mirrors the rear bulkhead angle so it looks like it should be there.

by **RollyTG** » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:41 pm

I love the concept. Such things are a long way off for my project, but i will keep it in mind. Would you be willing to share the dimensions?

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