Race Car Trailer Help

MustangMatt96GT · May 1st, 2009, 12:17 AM

How do I mount my Roll Around tool box (craftsman) in my trailer so that it does not tip over and spill all over? I still want it portable so I can roll it out in the pits.

I can strap it in where it will pull it away from the wall, but no way to strap it to the wall, any ideas? Not against drilling new holes in the trailer as long as it looks good...

This is how I want it to be, but secure (this setup tossed the tools everywhere and nothing was secure after that... the chest fell over)

HMUSN · May 1st, 2009, 12:19 AM

I would drill D hooks into it personally. That's what I did with my trailer and it looks clean.

MustangMatt96GT · May 1st, 2009, 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by HMUSN

I would drill D hooks into it personally. That's what I did with my trailer and it looks clean.

into waht? I already have those in the floor.... Would the walls be strong enough?

futureMACH1racer · May 1st, 2009, 12:22 AM

I took my built brackets that hold the box in my trailer, but it was a lot of work.

HMUSN · May 1st, 2009, 12:27 AM

they are plenty strong enough to hold a 600 cc bike.. I am sure your tool chest should be no problem.

HMUSN · May 1st, 2009, 12:28 AM

I tossed a metal brace across the sheet metal..

futureMACH1racer · May 1st, 2009, 12:32 AM

Built L shaped brackets out of polished Aluminum, then got some universal weather stripping, and put it on the edge so it didn't scuff my box. When I get home I'll go take some pics for you.

MustangMatt96GT · May 1st, 2009, 12:37 AM

Im thinking 2 L brackets on the side of the tool box and then with a pin type thing through one of the holes in the tool box, and it would work. I will probably just tie them down tommorow its only 6 miles to the track, and I will have the ATV in there to hold them to the wall... But eventually I want it where I dont have to worry at all...

HMUSN · May 1st, 2009, 12:40 AM

2 metal brackets is a fix.. do it right.. toss real metal all the way around. That's how I did it..
I added 2 lengths of metal all the way around the inside of it. about a foot and a half apart.. I'll take a pic in the morning of it for you..

MustangMatt96GT · May 1st, 2009, 01:03 AM

Im thining I will put some EYE bolts in the walls so I can strap around the box to the wall, that should keep it up right and then with the wheels locked I should have no issues at all...

Will the walls on the trailer be strong enough, the trailer is not that thick of walls from what I can tell, but it seems solid.

futureMACH1racer · May 1st, 2009, 01:14 AM

Doc is pretty much descibing what I did.

MustangMatt96GT · May 1st, 2009, 01:20 AM

found this to use....

Buyers Rope Ring with E-Track Fitting | D-Rings | Northern Tool + Equipment

going to just take some of the E track out of the floor and put it on the wall, and then use it for two hooks like that.

May 1st, 2009, 12:17 AM	#1
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,167 iTrader: 3 reviews	Race Car Trailer Help How do I mount my Roll Around tool box (craftsman) in my trailer so that it does not tip over and spill all over? I still want it portable so I can roll it out in the pits. I can strap it in where it will pull it away from the wall, but no way to strap it to the wall, any ideas? Not against drilling new holes in the trailer as long as it looks good... This is how I want it to be, but secure (this setup tossed the tools everywhere and nothing was secure after that... the chest fell over) __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

May 1st, 2009, 12:19 AM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	I would drill D hooks into it personally. That's what I did with my trailer and it looks clean. __________________

May 1st, 2009, 12:22 AM	#4
futureMACH1racer Honeybadger is Crazy 2008 F-250 Super Duty Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 10,883 iTrader: 0 reviews	I took my built brackets that hold the box in my trailer, but it was a lot of work. __________________ RIP Travis Bilings 5/6/1982-7/5/2011 Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

May 1st, 2009, 12:27 AM	#5
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	they are plenty strong enough to hold a 600 cc bike.. I am sure your tool chest should be no problem. __________________

May 1st, 2009, 12:28 AM	#6
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	I tossed a metal brace across the sheet metal.. __________________

May 1st, 2009, 12:32 AM	#7
futureMACH1racer Honeybadger is Crazy 2008 F-250 Super Duty Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 10,883 iTrader: 0 reviews	Built L shaped brackets out of polished Aluminum, then got some universal weather stripping, and put it on the edge so it didn't scuff my box. When I get home I'll go take some pics for you. __________________ RIP Travis Bilings 5/6/1982-7/5/2011 Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

May 1st, 2009, 12:37 AM	#8
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,167 iTrader: 3 reviews	Im thinking 2 L brackets on the side of the tool box and then with a pin type thing through one of the holes in the tool box, and it would work. I will probably just tie them down tommorow its only 6 miles to the track, and I will have the ATV in there to hold them to the wall... But eventually I want it where I dont have to worry at all... __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

May 1st, 2009, 12:40 AM	#9
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	2 metal brackets is a fix.. do it right.. toss real metal all the way around. That's how I did it.. I added 2 lengths of metal all the way around the inside of it. about a foot and a half apart.. I'll take a pic in the morning of it for you.. __________________

May 1st, 2009, 01:03 AM	#10
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,167 iTrader: 3 reviews	Im thining I will put some EYE bolts in the walls so I can strap around the box to the wall, that should keep it up right and then with the wheels locked I should have no issues at all... Will the walls on the trailer be strong enough, the trailer is not that thick of walls from what I can tell, but it seems solid. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

May 1st, 2009, 01:14 AM	#11
futureMACH1racer Honeybadger is Crazy 2008 F-250 Super Duty Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 10,883 iTrader: 0 reviews	Doc is pretty much descibing what I did. __________________ RIP Travis Bilings 5/6/1982-7/5/2011 Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

May 1st, 2009, 01:20 AM	#12
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,167 iTrader: 3 reviews	found this to use.... Buyers Rope Ring with E-Track Fitting \| D-Rings \| Northern Tool + Equipment going to just take some of the E track out of the floor and put it on the wall, and then use it for two hooks like that. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

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