armrest and beverage holder..20mm shell

[ehumaui]

I got the idea from gumbybronco at the last bronco outing. I needed some storage, armrest and beverage holder.

Oh its a 20mm shell canister. Anyone know where I can find the army green paint?
RC

 

[gritz]

Dang that is a good idea.

 

[76MaBronco]

That's an awesome idea...and it was waterproof prior to the mod....hmmmmmmmm.

Local Army/Navy store should have plenty of those, and there's on my way home from work...and I DO need a few waterproof storage containers....;D

 

[grant_71]

I would say any decent hardware should have some
our Ace carries rustoleum camo paint
all sorts of flat tans, greens, olive drabs, and such

 

[Scrapper_MV]

Ive got one of those and it doesn't fit in my Bronco. So I put it in the back and used it for storage.

I'd like some info more about your parking brake mod. My parking brake pedal is long gone and I can't put another in its place, so I need a hand brake. Do you have any more pictures?

 

[br0nc0xrapt0r]

It's called olive drab

 

[broncow72]

Ive got one of those and it doesn't fit in my Bronco. So I put it in the back and used it for storage.

I'd like some info more about your parking brake mod. My parking brake pedal is long gone and I can't put another in its place, so I need a hand brake. Do you have any more pictures?

Me too. I did notice it's out of an '86 toyota van. I've been looking for a suzuki samurai lever, but I guess there are others that will do just fine. But I'd like to see how you ran the cable underside. Particularly from the lever to under the floor. Is there an angle transition? Pulley?

 

[76MaBronco]

Here's the can if you can't get it locally...shipping nearly doubles the price..
http://www.armysurplusworld.com/product.asp?productID=922

Home Depot has a flat green they call some pretty name (I forget what it is). Nearly all the auto parts stores don't carry any flat army-style colors anymore...which I find odd.

 

[ehumaui]

The lever is from a 86 toyota van, I had to move the lever for the box( had it between the seats. I did have to find a emergency brake bracket from a late model f250 and fab up a retainer to hold the end of the toyota cable down below.

RC

 

[Mark]

Those are all over the place at gun shows.

I'm more interested in that sweet floor mount emergency brake handle also...

 

[broncokak]

I did that same thing with a steel storage box in my 76 some 20 years ago. You may want to close in the area under the cup / bottle holder because your cold drink will sweat and drip all over what ever is under it. Also bouncing around on the trail will lead to spills. Just fab up a tin box to go under there and make it so you can remove it and wash it out once in a while.

 

[76MaBronco]

My plan is to put the bottle holder out in front...leave the case intact as a water-tight enclosure...

 

[gravelrunner69]

love it, I'am on a mission now, lots of varibles there, great inovation

 

[Jakedog]

I like the responsible drinking pic! The beer is on the passengers side!;D

 

[fungus]

.50 cal ammo can might work real well too and prob easier to get ahold of than a 20mm can.

 

[DonaldDouchebag]

.30 cal ammo cans will hold most 6"x9" speakers. You can hang them under the bedrails behind the front seats unless you have the emissions stuff on the driver side.

The .30 cal boxes measure 11" long x 4" deep x 7" tall.

 

[DonaldDouchebag]

Me too. I did notice it's out of an '86 toyota van. I've been looking for a suzuki samurai lever, but I guess there are others that will do just fine. But I'd like to see how you ran the cable underside. Particularly from the lever to under the floor. Is there an angle transition? Pulley?

I got a Sami lever on eBay for about $15 including shipping. You just have to watch until you find a cheap one.

 

[ehumaui]

Yes the boxes are very waterproof. I was thinking of fab'en cup holders on the outside but ended up cutting the top. I guess I could have boxed in the cup holder on the top like I did the bottom. I do have all my tools and extra parts in other ammo cans, they work great.

RC

 

[76MaBronco]

Just picked up 2 at a local surplus store for $25 a piece. Gears are turning now...

I'll have to modify the stock seatbelts, but I wanted to put a three-point harness in anyway (win-win). It's the PERFECT height for my arm...

They had about 20-30 of them along the wall...

 

[Dasmms]

I wonder about your speakers in the kick panels. Did you cut them in the panels or build something on top? They look good, just trying to figure out if that spot works well.