So I bought a weatherguard chest black even. What is the best way to install this chest so it can be taken out fairly quickly if needed? Anyone else have this chest in a CC SB?

 

Depends what model you have. Mine has 4 screws that you can probably zip out in about 1 minute. Now, taking the 200 + lbs of "stuff" out of it before hand, that could take awhile!

 

I bought the weatherguard 654-5-01. After measuring the bed it seems it will be too wide. Deminsions are legnth 55" width 20" height 19 1/4"

 

I drilled 4 holes through the bottom of the toolbox and bed of the truck. Then I used 3/8" Stainless hardware to bolt it down. I welded the washers and nuts to the bottom of the bed so I can just tighten/loosen the bolts from inside the toolbox rather than having someone under the bed to hold.

 

hey beer thats what i need to do is weld the nuts and washers. Did you have about a two inch gap between the cab and the box so the chest could open?

 

I have a generic (HUSKY, I think) aluminum box - sits on the floor below the side rails (to clear 5'er). On my '05 I had just put two 1/4 in. bolts thru the top back of the box and through the headboard of the box. I use a couple aluminum spacers about an inch long to hold it away from the head board. Worked good for 2 years. Not wanting to drill holes in the new '08, I came up with something different. I bought 2 small stainless steel/aluminum turnbuckles and a short length of light chain. The turnbuckle has 1 hook end and one closed eye. The hook end I plan to close up more, then hook it over the corner tiedown. The close eye is then opened enough to hook the chain on, then re-closed. Finally I found a piece of 1 in square aluminum stock 2 in. long, and plan to drill and tap a 1/4 in hole to bolt it at the upper front corner of the box end. Then I will mill a slot across the other end (milling as I type this) to take the chain link with a dowel pin to secure it in the slot. Finally I will liquid nails a 2X4 (pressure treated) across the back of the box about 3-4 inches from the bottom, to space it away from the headboard. Then just tighten the turnbuckles to pull the box back against the headboard and down against the floor. The 2X4 is spaced up from the bottom so as to not hold moisture. If a longer piece of chain is used on one side and folded back at the link in the aluminum block, the end can be tudked thru the turnbuckle and padlocked to prevent removing the turnbuckle. May get it finished tonight, and will put up some pics later in the week If I getter dun. Should be simple to unhook to clean behind.

 

Yes, I did have to leave a small gap at the front for the lid to open fully. Here's a couple pics of it installed in my truck.

 

Sweet yeah there's a little gap but the box is in. Beer did yours come with an accessory tray? Mine did with two pieces of rubber from what I gather the rubber just sets on the edges and the tray sets on top??

 

Yeah, mine came with that too. I think you are suppsed to just set the rubber on the edges in the toolbox, and sit the tray on top of it. I didn't like that though. So I cut the rubber to the right length and glued it to the bottom of the tray. The tray doesn't slide very easy, but I don't want it to. Overall, I really like it. I think I am going to have it sprayed with black Line-x when I get the bed sprayed though.

 

Only thing I don't like about the black tool box - gets damn hot sittin in the sun. Grease or anything else gets real thin if you happen to have a can stuck in there. Aluminum ones get hot, but those black ones are like an oven!