Date:         Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:39:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: For the emergency brake area..
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How about a pic? Michael.

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:

>  I built a sturdy birch ply box that is just a bit narrower than the
> available space and a couple of feet long, about 9" height.  I put some
> low
> dividers down inside and made the lid of sturdy 3/4" birch ply with some
> hardwood molding around that end grain.  The molding is up about 1/4" all
> around and the ply sticks below the molding about 1/2".  I rounded all the
> edges of everything.  The top fits down inside the box and is supported by
> that molding.  In the recess, on top of the top, I have some non-skid
> stuff
> (removable) and I put a cleat on the very  bottom to level the box fore
> and
> aft.  A couple of 'finger holes' in the ends of the box make it easily
> moved
> around and the lid just lifts clear off (it fits, on edge, alongside on
> the
> passengers side, between the box and the seat).
>  About half the time, I have that lid in place and use that box as a
> console, a flat place between the seats that holds stuff like my cell
> phone,
> my pack, the dog's front paws, etc.  You can walk right on top when you
> need
> to go between the seats.  Half the time I have the lid stashed beside the
> box and have access to all the crap that ends up in the divided sections
> inside the box...Keys, bridge toll change, pliers, flashlights...etc etc.
>  I
> also use the whole thing as a sometime seat, just drag it out by the
> finger
> holes or lift it outside and use it as a step..Map atlas' fit nicely
> between
> the box and the E-brake handle.
>  Jake, the younger of my 3 Chesapeake's, would *kill me* if I ever took
> that out...he loves to stand with his front paws on the box and watch
> through the windshield as we cruise down the highway.. The E-brake handle
> is
> still accessible beside the box.
>  Don Hanson
>



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Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'