truck tool box mounting?

travis91 · #1 05/02/08, 08:26 PM

hey everyone. i just bought a Delta shallow truck tool box. It goes behind the cab side to side. how does everyone mount them? what do you put inbetween the box and the bed to keep the truck from getting scratched. i think i got a good deal its only a year or two old And it has a 8foot whip anntenna on it. i paid 70 for it.

ericjeeper · #2 05/02/08, 09:20 PM

Use long enough bolts pointing up into the box that you can jam nut it.. Put some foam tape between it and the bedrails.

PyroDon · #3 05/02/08, 09:26 PM

To avoid drilling wholes in your bedrails .
one option is to get a set of stake pocket tie downs .
they have a bolt which expands a rubber plug in the stake pocket.
another is to use a J type bolt which hooks under the top rail rather than drilling thru it .

travis91 · #4 05/03/08, 05:59 PM

ok thats out of the way. but, the box has a 8 foot whip antenna on it for a CB. where can i get a wire to go from the CB to the whip?

PyroDon · #5 05/03/08, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 4animals

ok thats out of the way. but, the box has a 8 foot whip antenna on it for a CB. where can i get a wire to go from the CB to the whip?

people still use CBs

radio shack has coax you will still need to check the SWR

Blu3duk · #6 05/06/08, 11:33 AM

Any truck stop should have CB co-ax with ends that will work for ya on the CB rig, but my question is why worry about scratching the paint on rig? after aint it something to use? I just dont understand why people get a rig that is intended for work and then want to keep it pristine like it was the only one of its kind...... of course on the same hand I never figgered out why the major auto makers took away the capability of decent mileage and power and load hauling ability out of those older rigs I like to use.... and the new ones have metal so thin it seems a person cant put a ton of rock or logs in them without going through the sidewall.

and not only do folks still use CB, but many folks have also gotten into the 2 meter ham as repeaters have made it easy to transmitt on little power several hundred miles chenck out www.hamtestonline.com to study for your permission slip from the FCC via the local ham radio club, both the several states and CAnananda tests are represented.

William
Idaho