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Got most of the inspiration from Clint Russel's under floor storage. I didn't want the top open, I w...

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Mock up the side walls in cardboard. At 22" wide there's still room to get the shocks off the upper ...

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Cleaning off 19 years of oil spray, road dirt, factory undercoating and treating the rust was part o...

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I painted it white (I know bad photo) because I wanted it as bright as possible when you're digging ...

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You don't need much sheet metal for this project. The outside measurements needed are about 37" X 26...

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This was easy to whip up with the metal shears and a few bends.

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You can verify your measurements are correct before you start slicing by turning it upside down and ...

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Now just grab your favorite cutting tools, like this Sawzall with metal scrolling blade and grinder ...

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Once you remove the upright floor piece, keep it for patches later, a rust sets further in. I ran a...

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I was going to try to feed this in from below and was just trying the fit this way, with it in backw...

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By not welding/riveting the box sides up yet, you can squeeze the tops in enough for the flanges to ...

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Here's a shot of the clearance that exists between the oversized tailpipe and the back of the new un...

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There's plenty of room to get the air shock off next time. Note the stud and nut are still lathered ...

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By drilling holes in the floor you are able to button weld the box's flanges to the floor from above...

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After the black paint dried on the underside of the box, it was time to undercoat the bottom for sou...

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All finished caulking with seam seal and painting. I'll put some weatherstripping of some kind alon...

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Here's the rubberized top coated insulation. It ought to kill some sound, insulate a bit and stop th...

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This peel and stick 1/4" foam insulation has a ribbed felt top layer. I'm sticking this all round th...

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Both amps fit in there and the carpet will still cover the front hole perfectly.

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Under floor what ? I don't see any under floor storage opening, do you ? All there is here is a bone...