Man, I like how the finished trunks in some of my favorite customs look. Just wondering how they're made, what they're made of, and mostly how do they attach to the body? I sure wouldn't mind seeing what you guys have built too! Lots of skills and knowledge here. Here's an example from another thread in case you aren't sure what I'm referring to:
Good topic. Subscribed to see what comes up. Any past links to attach to thread? I think materials, attachment, pics under construction & finished are beneficial?
I like how her trunks attach to her body.... Whoops, you meant the car. I got confused, down here we call it a boot. The tools on display are cool in a custom, but maybe not in a badass hot rod. Good idea for a thread, I've seen some cool trunks, usually the upholstery would match the car interior.
Trunks are easy compared to the interior of the ride. Most trunks can be finished with flat panels cut from Masonite and covered with glued on Vinyl. Velcro strips on the back of the panel and the other half of the Velcro glued to the sheet metal. Same with the floor, carpet glued to a sheet of Masonite cut out to cover the trunk floor.
46steel any more shots of that? Do you have your spare behind that panel? I've been planing out how we are going to ours in the next few months
Velcro seems like a great idea, a lot easier than drilling hole's and setting up plastic barbs to hold it all together!
Agree it's sort of hokey but that's what was done back then and that's what I'd like to eventually re create. Just a note on the velcro. Great idea but making it stick is a problem when used alone. Velcro is used extensively on aircraft interiors and we use 3m 1300L gasket cement on everything velcro to make it stay. A real thin coat on the velcro and what you're sticking it to then stick it on when the cement is almost dry. As far as the display tools, any idea what the straps are made of to keep the tools in place?
my .02 as a retired firefighter, move your extinguisher to your passenger compartment. mine is attached crosswise in front of my seat. EASY ACCESSABILITY IS MOST IMPORTANT, SECONDS COUNT
A trunk with tools on display - hummm I suppose the tools are polished (aka not used) I suppose this is a trailer queen (Aka not used) I suppose the tools aren't needed (Aka not used) I suppose actually grabbing a tool off the display with grubby fingers would not ever be done for fear of getting the backing dirty. (Aka not used) So the attachment could be semi permanent since they won't be coming off for use, falling off getting loaded on the trailer, or going down the road. It's a cod piece for the trunk.
The trunk is one place on a car most people don't, pay any attention too. However, my driver carries coolers, tents and chairs. More to be done to it soon. Have some progress photos, however, they need to be resized first.
53 150 more door , vynil covered abs formed panels easily removed with a single phillips screw. Battery now lives in tire well. Also have easily accessible insulated 12v power & ground provisions n a pwr antenna. Flux.
Guess all the show cars that were scored on the amount of modifications helped the trend start. A clean trunk is great, but "prop'' tools and oil cans just look like poser stuff. Gotta be careful not to step into street rodder territory!
I have been working on finishing the trunk in my 64 BelAir . Still more to do but the winter has chased me out of the garage. Here is what I have finished so far. The black cord is the battery tender feed for the winter.
T That's one of two, the other one is attached to the back of the seat, not the quickest place either but I'm at a real shortage for space inside, I do appreciate the advice and maybe I can relocate it like you said cross ways just behind the shifter.
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