[TR] TR Toolbox

[Jim Bauder]

Before I sold my TR3 and I was still driving it to shows, very often some fairly
long distances, I built a false floor for the trunk. I used ~3/8 plywood for the
floor, a piece of 3/4 pine about 2 1/2 high and 24 inches long to support the
false floor just behind the gas tank cover and two appropriately placed and
sized blocks made from 2 X 4, for the rear supports. To determine where to place
the rear supports, I put the side curtains on the empty trunk floor then I
placed the front support against the gas tank cover, then the two rear supports
so that the side curtains were protected by any reasonable loads that I might
place on the false floor. I screwed the plywood to the three supports with dry
wall screws. The false floor supports rested directly on the trunk floor
covering. I was able then to place the floor on top of the side curtains and not
worry about damaging them. I had a fairly heavy steel Craftsman tool box that I
placed in a custom made cardboard box to protect the inside of the trunk from
the tool box if it was to move around. But on a long trip the trunk was full
anyway! So I didn't have worry about that too much in any case. However, I
almost always used a blanket to protect the inside of the trunk.

I drove the TR3 up and down the Pacific coast 2 or 3 times to Triumphest and the
All Triumph Drive-In in Vancouver, BC and the side curtains never suffered from
these long trips!

Jim
Jim Bauder
480-309-9525
'68 TR250 CD47L
Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.triumphowners.com/647 

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of terryrs at comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:43 AM
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Subject: [TR] TR Toolbox

Have been carrying around a toolbox of select items in a toolbox in the trunk.B
Slides around a bit or competes with the top and side curtains for space.B  For
awhile I kept it in the passenger footwell.B 



Just curious, has anybody found an optimum method for this?B  Maybe a cloth bag
or a special sized box?



Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667

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