so this morning i hop in the jeep and my console, glovebox, and ashtray are all open. somebody got in my jeep last night and stole all my change :roll: , and a lighter, but what ticks me off the most is that they got the craftsman toolset that i had in there from earlier that day, and my breaker bar. i am pretty sure that i know who it was because up until this point i could sleep at night with the door hanging wide open and not worry about it until we got new neighbors across the road. i am almost positive that it was the punk 15 year old drug dealing bastard. my stereo and sound bar is still there, guess he couldnt figure out how to take it out.
anyhow, here is the tech part. i have decided to finally build that lockable cargo cover that i kept putting off. i have big sheets of diamond plate to take advantage of here, but i think that it may be too heavy. i want to make it sit flush with the wheel wells so that i can put crap on top, and weld on tie-down points too so my junk dont fly out. im thinkg build two rails that bolt on to the wheel wells for the deck to sit on, with latches attached to the under side to attach to the rails. use one more piece of metal in the back slanted down and towards the seats, that way i can still recline the seats. im thinking of putting a hinge on the deck somewhere towards the front of the jeep so that i can lift it up incase i have something big that needs to go in. after its all said and done the only way to get in, is if you have a key to the tailgate.
i was also considering some pressure treated wood to keep the weight down, but im not sure if it will be strong enough. if anyone else has built one, what did you use? and how did you build it?
thanks in advance
anyhow, here is the tech part. i have decided to finally build that lockable cargo cover that i kept putting off. i have big sheets of diamond plate to take advantage of here, but i think that it may be too heavy. i want to make it sit flush with the wheel wells so that i can put crap on top, and weld on tie-down points too so my junk dont fly out. im thinkg build two rails that bolt on to the wheel wells for the deck to sit on, with latches attached to the under side to attach to the rails. use one more piece of metal in the back slanted down and towards the seats, that way i can still recline the seats. im thinking of putting a hinge on the deck somewhere towards the front of the jeep so that i can lift it up incase i have something big that needs to go in. after its all said and done the only way to get in, is if you have a key to the tailgate.
i was also considering some pressure treated wood to keep the weight down, but im not sure if it will be strong enough. if anyone else has built one, what did you use? and how did you build it?
thanks in advance