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Under Floor Storage

From 1986 Ford Bronco “Eddie Bauer”, documented by Sixlitre.

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1986 Ford Bronco - Got most of the inspiration from Clint Russel's under floor storage. I didn't want the top open, I wanted it completely hidden. First I tap… 1986 Ford Bronco - Mock up the side walls in cardboard. At 22" wide there's still room to get the shocks off the upper studs, I made sure ! 1986 Ford Bronco - Cleaning off 19 years of oil spray, road dirt, factory undercoating and treating the rust was part of the job. I treated the rust then pain… 1986 Ford Bronco - I painted it white (I know bad photo) because I wanted it as bright as possible when you're digging around in the back seat (not the bright… 1986 Ford Bronco - You don't need much sheet metal for this project. The outside measurements needed are about 37" X 26". I used my 2'X4' metal brake and rubb… 1986 Ford Bronco - This was easy to whip up with the metal shears and a few bends. 1986 Ford Bronco - You can verify your measurements are correct before you start slicing by turning it upside down and laying it over the taped lines. 1986 Ford Bronco - Now just grab your favorite cutting tools, like this Sawzall with metal scrolling blade and grinder with cut off wheel, and cut out the ope… 1986 Ford Bronco - Once you remove the upright floor piece, keep it for patches later, a rust sets further in. I ran a sanding drum around the inside edges of… 1986 Ford Bronco - I was going to try to feed this in from below and was just trying the fit this way, with it in backwards. After seeing how tight it was fro… 1986 Ford Bronco - By not welding/riveting the box sides up yet, you can squeeze the tops in enough for the flanges to clear, allowing the box to slip in. Day… 1986 Ford Bronco - Here's a shot of the clearance that exists between the oversized tailpipe and the back of the new under floor box. 1986 Ford Bronco - There's plenty of room to get the air shock off next time. Note the stud and nut are still lathered in anti-seize compound. 1986 Ford Bronco - By drilling holes in the floor you are able to button weld the box's flanges to the floor from above instead of having to weld upside down.… 1986 Ford Bronco - After the black paint dried on the underside of the box, it was time to undercoat the bottom for sound deadening and rust prevention. 1986 Ford Bronco - All finished caulking with seam seal and painting. I'll put some weatherstripping of some kind along the top edge of the opening so you don… 1986 Ford Bronco - Here's the rubberized top coated insulation. It ought to kill some sound, insulate a bit and stop the amps from sliding around. 1986 Ford Bronco - This peel and stick 1/4" foam insulation has a ribbed felt top layer. I'm sticking this all round the three walls for more insulation and f… 1986 Ford Bronco - Both amps fit in there and the carpet will still cover the front hole perfectly. 1986 Ford Bronco - Under floor what ? I don't see any under floor storage opening, do you ? All there is here is a bone stock 86 rear floor and carpets. Kiddi…