Custom Offroad Drawer System Build for my Ford Ranger Wildtrack
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- With the help of my mates from Dusk Overlanding, we recently built and installed a custom off-road cargo slide / drawer system for my Ford Ranger Thunder edition.
The cargo slide is fitted with super heavy duty 1219mm Repon slides (from 4x4direct.co.za), and is designed to accommodate my Dometic CFX35 fridge/freezer, and a number of Front Runner Wolfpack Pro ammo boxes. We also fitted my National Luna DC25 Power Pack, wired into the vehicle alternator, with a custom solar panel input extension. We built two storage cubbies into the deadspace on either side of the cargo slide - including a channel to accommodate the poles for my Front Runner rooftop tent. We used marine plywood, custom cut to fit the load bay, and then covered it in automotive carpet to complete the look. The entire build took 3 days, and cost around R8,000, excluding the fridge and DC Power Pack.
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Wow great job!! Better than the one we did on our channel. Good job
@@goldyandrobbo6540 Thanks mate. Appreciate the comments. I’ve been watching some of your videos. Enjoying the channel.
think this is the setup ill do in my dmax space cab tub with 40l water tank up front for showers on the beach camp
I just installed a 40l water tank. It’s very handy!
Love this
@@sheexploresaus Thanks. Was a lot of fun to build and makes my overland packing so much better!
Nice job. Thanks for sharing bud.👍
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback!
Looks awesome!
Great work. Taking inspiration for my own build in my Wildtrak 👍🏻
Awesome! It’s a lot of fun customising to your needs rather than buying standard off-shelf solutions.
@@CampSeekerAfrica been looking for off the shelf solutions but nothing suits my needs. Looking forward to getting stuck into it. Will be fitting a Redarc unit for an auxiliary battery at some point as well so will make a power distribution panel as well. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Off the shelf didn’t work for me either as I have a roller shutter on the back of the bakkie so I was limited by the height of my fridge, so the custom build was the best option.
Space isn’t an issue for me as I’ve recently fitted an RSI Smartcap canopy. Great quality really pleased with it so far.
Love it. Great fit out. 👌👌👌
Thanks for the comments! Appreciate it 😊
Very tidy and functional. Mooi
Thanks bud.
Great work Bud!
Much appreciated - as always! 😊
Very clean. I dig it!
Thanks mate. Much appreciated!
Keep them coming
Thanks for the support! 😊
Cool built and video.
Thanks pal. Appreciate it! 😊
Really nice, but just a question, your Securi-Lid type cover, how water “proof” is it, this is my concern with my setup I was looking at doing
It is the factory fitted roller shutter. It is pretty water proof. I haven’t had any major issues with water getting in to be honest (or dust for that matter), and I have driven around and parked in some proper rain storms.
That’s epic!!!
Thanks mate. Appreciate the comment!
nice one..
Thank you! Much appreciated.
Awesome...
Thanks mate. Appreciate the comment!
Amazing build?? Don’t suppose you have the dimensions of your build? been looking for a sliding draw system, now I’m tempted to do it myself after watching this!!
Sorry Andrew. We never wrote down the dimensions. This was our first build and because of the plastic moulded bin liner in my Ranger, we had to a lot of trimming and shaving here and there to make it fit snugly. This one was a lot of trial and error.
Looks great! How did you attach the wood to the liner so that it doesn’t tilt up when you pull the drawers out all the way? Like how did you anchor it?
Hi. I actually didn’t anchor it into the loadbed. The weight is sufficient to hold it down, even with the slide extended - it doesn’t tilt up. I could have drilled into the bottom of the tub and anchored it that way, but I was loathe to do any drilling into the bodywork of the vehicle.
Ty!
Great build. Do you happen to have the specs for the wooden pieces?
Thanks Vincent. We used 18mm plywood. Boards were 1200x2400mm. We used 4 boards for the build. The base was made from 2 of the boards. The side pieces came out of 1 board, and the drawer slide came out of the last board. The rest of the measurements were all custom to fit the shape of the load bed.
@@CampSeekerAfrica thanks for the info!!
Would you make one for my wildtrack and what would you change me ?
Hi bud. We can help you with that, but only if you are based in Joburg. We would likely have to build it over 2 (possibly 3) weekends (my partner and I both have regular jobs, and as this is a sideline, we can only work over weekends). It is a custom build, so would need your vehicle to ensure a proper fit. We would have to buy all of the components upfront, meaning we need a deposit, and total price would be R15,000. As it is a custom build we can design it with any unique requirements you might have.
my ford have leakage after install roller shutter
Sorry to hear that. My roller shutter came pre-installed from the Ford dealer and I’ve never had any issues. I hope you are able to sort yours out!
May you plug me,,I also want that in my van
If you DM me on Instagram, I can give you more details, including contacts.
It looks so neat!!