Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides

AzWildBronco

Badlands
Member
First Name
Dan
Joined
Apr 25, 2021
Threads
1
Messages
16
Reaction score
48
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
Bronco Sport
Has anyone added cargo drawers or a fridge slider system to their Bronco Sport yet? One of the first modifications to my BS/BL was adding a Pioneer Roof Rack so I could relocate the spare to the roof, freeing up that space for more storage and recovery gear. To ease access to the potential storage under the rear cargo area, I wanted a design that would slide out to avoid having to unload everything. Hereā€™s what Iā€™ve designed, along with some progress pictures of the build. There are more pictures and details on my AzWildBronco Instagram page. What are you thinking about building?

Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides A91ACF11-212B-494F-8698-EBE6B7A1270D


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides C4569EF6-9D28-4708-BB82-D3C8A170D87E


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 28C8CF03-3987-4322-9620-43415ED52780


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 270F8BD5-0BF9-48E5-81ED-11D0ADEF6992


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides A2231B3B-0B32-447D-90CB-4B04DE375318


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 9BB9AC2F-643C-478F-A803-BE0342E35030


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 72B5CC1A-A178-4E1F-9112-3C46BCEDBC6F


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides D196704F-944D-4546-B880-ED75F9C1F6E3
Sponsored

 

SlapLeather

Badlands
Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 30, 2021
Threads
2
Messages
60
Reaction score
215
Location
Texas
Vehicle(s)
2021 Ford Bronco Sport
Has anyone added cargo drawers or a fridge slider system to their Bronco Sport yet? One of the first modifications to my BS/BL was adding a Pioneer Roof Rack so I could relocate the spare to the roof, freeing up that space for more storage and recovery gear. To ease access to the potential storage under the rear cargo area, I wanted a design that would slide out to avoid having to unload everything. Hereā€™s what Iā€™ve designed, along with some progress pictures of the build. There are more pictures and details on my AzWildBronco Instagram page. What are you thinking about building?

Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides A91ACF11-212B-494F-8698-EBE6B7A1270D


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides C4569EF6-9D28-4708-BB82-D3C8A170D87E


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 28C8CF03-3987-4322-9620-43415ED52780


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 270F8BD5-0BF9-48E5-81ED-11D0ADEF6992


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides A2231B3B-0B32-447D-90CB-4B04DE375318


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 9BB9AC2F-643C-478F-A803-BE0342E35030


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 72B5CC1A-A178-4E1F-9112-3C46BCEDBC6F


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides D196704F-944D-4546-B880-ED75F9C1F6E3
Nice work! You appear to be adding a good amount of weight though? I have many years in the Exhibit Manufacturing Industry. If youā€™d like some pointers on very lightweight yet durable technology, let me know. Nice Design!
 
OP
OP
AzWildBronco

AzWildBronco

Badlands
Member
First Name
Dan
Joined
Apr 25, 2021
Threads
1
Messages
16
Reaction score
48
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
Bronco Sport
Nice work! You appear to be adding a good amount of weight though? I have many years in the Exhibit Manufacturing Industry. If youā€™d like some pointers on very lightweight yet durable technology, let me know. Nice Design!
Sure, I would appreciate the input! The prototype Is being built with .710 Baltic plywood for strength, although I was planning on incorporating some weight reduction cutouts. Here is a closer picture of the base supports with weight reduction applied.

Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides DAEEBCAB-D156-41A0-96B0-478EC89D5202


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 76CD8B6C-1BCF-49C5-AFD8-FEB1424B6016
 

SlapLeather

Badlands
Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 30, 2021
Threads
2
Messages
60
Reaction score
215
Location
Texas
Vehicle(s)
2021 Ford Bronco Sport
Nice work! You appear to be adding a good amount of weight though? I have many years in the Exhibit Manufacturing Industry. If youā€™d like some pointers on very lightweight yet durable technology, let me know. Nice Design!
Sure, I would appreciate the input! The prototype Is being built with .710 Baltic plywood for strength, although I was planning on incorporating some weight reduction cutouts. Here is a closer picture of the base supports with weight reduction applied.

Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides DAEEBCAB-D156-41A0-96B0-478EC89D5202


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 76CD8B6C-1BCF-49C5-AFD8-FEB1424B6016
Basically what you want to do is build all of your panels like a hollow core door. Panel skeletons are just a frame with strategic cross members for attachment points. I would use Poplar for weight reduction, while retaining strength and stability. The Engineering is more complex, but final product is generally a third of the weight and can be many times more stable and durable. Design frames with voids for wiring raceways, speciality hardware embedding etc.

Fabricate frames at 1/2ā€, 3/4ā€, 1ā€, etc. Engineer all interior requirements. Jig for squareness. Simple mitre/butt joints generally. Glue and staple stitch. Embed any specialties. Fill voids with Cardboard Honeycomb. Laminate visible/exposed edges. Skin front and back with laminate of choice. Use vertical/horizontal grade to your advantage.

Itā€™s really all in the Skeletal Frame Engineering, Creativity and Craftsmanship.

I hope this is somewhat understandable and if you have questions just ask. :)
 

SlapLeather

Badlands
Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 30, 2021
Threads
2
Messages
60
Reaction score
215
Location
Texas
Vehicle(s)
2021 Ford Bronco Sport
This is a 40ā€™x40ā€™x16ā€™ tall Modular Exhibit with many different Configurations. It packs smaller and weighs less than Our overall decked-out Broncos and you could dance and have dinner on Top of it! :)

Thatā€™s it in 3 Cases, 1 Pallet.
Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 869E3B0C-9954-487A-BB44-DFC34637CC56
Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides F2C07533-BBFF-497D-984B-673423F7D533
 


OP
OP
AzWildBronco

AzWildBronco

Badlands
Member
First Name
Dan
Joined
Apr 25, 2021
Threads
1
Messages
16
Reaction score
48
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
Bronco Sport
Thatā€™s great information, thanks! I have plans to include a sliding ā€œsleepingā€ platform here the idea of doing light weight panels would be perfect. Iā€™ll see what I can find regarding construction techniques for a laminate buildup like you described. Do you have any specific materials you have used for the honeycomb cores, you mentioned cardboard I believe. Thanks again.
 

dejones64

Big Bend
Well-Known Member
First Name
Dan
Joined
Aug 23, 2021
Threads
4
Messages
275
Reaction score
304
Location
MN
Vehicle(s)
Lancer, BS BB
Has anyone added cargo drawers or a fridge slider system to their Bronco Sport yet? One of the first modifications to my BS/BL was adding a Pioneer Roof Rack so I could relocate the spare to the roof, freeing up that space for more storage and recovery gear. To ease access to the potential storage under the rear cargo area, I wanted a design that would slide out to avoid having to unload everything. Hereā€™s what Iā€™ve designed, along with some progress pictures of the build. There are more pictures and details on my AzWildBronco Instagram page. What are you thinking about building?







Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 270F8BD5-0BF9-48E5-81ED-11D0ADEF6992
Cool setup. I also plan on a fridge and portable solar battery. Would those items need to have more space to "breathe", or expel the heat they generate?
 
OP
OP
AzWildBronco

AzWildBronco

Badlands
Member
First Name
Dan
Joined
Apr 25, 2021
Threads
1
Messages
16
Reaction score
48
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
Bronco Sport
Cool setup. I also plan on a fridge and portable solar battery. Would those items need to have more space to "breathe", or expel the heat they generate?
Shouldnā€™t be a concern for me since the space isnā€™t totally enclosed and the actual venting on the items is not blocked. Iā€™m designing around a Bluetti EB70 power source as a house battery, assessable from the passenger rear seat side. The cooler is a BougeRV 53qt unit, which received good reviews overall and is very affordable. Both will run for hours off either 12v or 110v from the BS onboard power or the EB70. I also have a single 200w Bluetti solar panel setup for the EB70 for additional charging in camp.

Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 755E1BB3-95C2-479D-BB44-467E9CBC1352
 

AndyMac204

Base
Well-Known Member
First Name
Andy
Joined
Jun 27, 2021
Threads
12
Messages
829
Reaction score
1,407
Location
Canada
Vehicle(s)
2021 Bronco Sport Base / 1988 Dodge Power Ram w150
well done!!
 


Maxwellian

Badlands
Well-Known Member
First Name
Maxwell
Joined
Mar 23, 2021
Threads
7
Messages
203
Reaction score
209
Location
Los Angeles
Vehicle(s)
ā€˜21 Bronco Sport
Looks great, been thinking about something like this, but havenā€™t had any time to build it.
 
OP
OP
AzWildBronco

AzWildBronco

Badlands
Member
First Name
Dan
Joined
Apr 25, 2021
Threads
1
Messages
16
Reaction score
48
Location
Arizona
Vehicle(s)
Bronco Sport
Looks great, been thinking about something like this, but havenā€™t had any time to build it.
Thanks! This is final mock-up before final assembly. Also some shots of the cargo assembly sliding out for access to spare tire compartment.

Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides E9B20F29-EC61-4B44-8746-D8712405ACAC


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 6F287A88-1937-499C-88C3-84E09F8B478D


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides A2EAE212-EC4B-41DE-8C5D-CEF1A03A7520


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides F8560463-2325-4022-BAF5-4A012C4B6476


Ford Bronco Sport Custom Cargo Drawers and Slides 988E6D93-6FA1-4022-A469-A148C9AEAC09
Sponsored

 
 




Top