Under hood tool tray mod

[slow_c1500]

Hey guys, I thought I’d share a small little mod I did recently. Basically, I removed the under hood storage box and made a tool tray to put in its place. I mainly did this because having a bigger spot to set my tools/bolts/etc while working is more useful than having a storage box, for me personally. And since it eliminates the factory storage box, it makes the engine bay look a little less busy. This mod may be useless or really helpful depending on what you want. Or even for the 88-95 boys who don’t have a storage box to begin with and want something to put in that empty space (not sure if the dimensions would be the same). Either way here’s a write up for how I did it.

I cut a 10.25” x 7.25” plastic panel, and made triangle cuts to clear the washer fluid neck.

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Then I cut 1” tall pieces to go on each side for the “walls”.

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Next I drilled a hole in the factory location so it could bolt in where the stock box used to be.
The biggest step is using a soldering iron to weld the plastic together.

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I put a washer between the tray and the inner fender, and bolted it in. Almost looks factory! Any questions or thoughts are welcome.

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[454cid]

I like the box, but this looks like a good idea too. It does look nice and clean. Great job fabricating it.

 

[99xcss4]

that is cool and looks very use full almost looks factory to me more use full then the storage box but I think I would pick the second battery tray more although with an abs delete booth could be had build some sort of tray where the abs module lives

 

[The Beast OBS]

Hey guys, I thought I’d share a small little mod I did recently. Basically, I removed the under hood storage box and made a tool tray to put in its place. I mainly did this because having a bigger spot to set my tools/bolts/etc while working is more useful than having a storage box, for me personally. And since it eliminates the factory storage box, it makes the engine bay look a little less busy. This mod may be useless or really helpful depending on what you want. Or even for the 88-95 boys who don’t have a storage box to begin with and want something to put in that empty space (not sure if the dimensions would be the same). Either way here’s a write up for how I did it.

I cut a 10.25” x 7.25” plastic panel, and made triangle cuts to clear the washer fluid neck.

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Then I cut 1” tall pieces to go on each side for the “walls”.

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Next I drilled a hole in the factory location so it could bolt in where the stock box used to be.
The biggest step is using a soldering iron to weld the plastic together.

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I put a washer between the tray and the inner fender, and bolted it in. Almost looks factory! Any questions or thoughts are welcome.

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Now tell me how to put theses dam 4x6 headlights on my 88 c1500 I have 4 demon eye led lights

 

[fancyTBI]

Now tell me how to put theses dam 4x6 headlights on my 88 c1500 I have 4 demon eye led lights

You were already told in your thread. No need to be aggressive towards someone else in a thread with a totally different subject.

 

[Jeepwalker]

OP, are you going to fab up or set a regular tool box in that location?

Kind of like John Deere tractors have a removable tool box that can go on the side?

Anyway, great idea. Thanks for sharing. I can see how that would be real helpful place to put a tool box.

 

[351FUN]

Jealous of ya'll with toolboxes or second batteries over there, I'm still trying to hunt down a second battery tray.

Now tell me how to put theses dam 4x6 headlights on my 88 c1500 I have 4 demon eye led lights

That's the last thing we need on the road

 

[slow_c1500]

OP, are you going to fab up or set a regular tool box in that location?

Kind of like John Deere tractors have a removable tool box that can go on the side?

Anyway, great idea. Thanks for sharing. I can see how that would be real helpful place to put a tool box.

I don’t think I’d make a custom tool box since I still have the stock one. I’ll probably never make up my mind if I like the custom tray and the stock box better, so I’ll probably keep swapping them out whenever I get bored lol, I like them both.