A local thrift store has a big plastic Delta truck box that should fit
my '82 F-100 pickup (the kind that goes across the back behind the rear
window). They want $50, which seems a lot. There's rust inside it (it
opens), which must be from tools carried in it, and NO KEY...
it has locks and lids on both sides, and I wonder if I should buy it,
and try to get a key from Delta (???, or look for one @ junkyards, etc.
How do these attach to a truck bed?
How much do these boxes cost?
I want to make a simple one from plywood, but how weatherproof will it
be?
Thanks in advance :+) paul

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A local thrift store has a big plastic Delta truck box that should fit
my '82 F-100 pickup (the kind that goes across the back behind the rear
window). They want $50, which seems a lot.

What is the new price? I've seen them in metal for $250


it has locks and lids on both sides, and I wonder if I should buy it,
and try to get a key from Delta (???, or look for one @ junkyards, etc.

Or try a locksmith, or put a haps and padlock



How much do these boxes cost?

You can get t hem for $50 at a thrift shop.

I want to make a simple one from plywood, but how weatherproof will it
be?

How well will you build it and how good is your design?

Rust on the inside, huh? Sounds like a leaker. I suppose a few holes in the bottom might add some ventilation. But I'd hold out for a real metal box, as it's less likely to be penetrated by the miscreants out there. I attached mine to the sides of the bed with jackscrews and bolts. They cost around $100/150 and up. Tom

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A local thrift store has a big plastic Delta truck box that should fit
my '82 F-100 pickup (the kind that goes across the back behind the rear
window). They want $50, which seems a lot.

For comparison, price one new. Then decide what the value _to_you_ of
having one is. I wouldn't recommend buying "just because it's a bargain",
if you don't have _any_ use for it.

There's rust inside it (it
opens), which must be from tools carried in it, and NO KEY...

*Any* competent locksmith can make keys for it, for not a whole lot of money.
Or you may be able to simply replace the tumblers.

it has locks and lids on both sides, and I wonder if I should buy it,
and try to get a key from Delta (???, or look for one @ junkyards, etc.
How do these attach to a truck bed?

A) chewing gum
B) something more permanent.

How much do these boxes cost?

Definitely more than _I'm_ willing to pay.

Probably more than _you're_ willing to pay.

See http://www.google.com if you want a more precise answer.

I want to make a simple one from plywood, but how weatherproof will it
be?

Depends. Do you know how to design/build/finish a weatherproof one or not?
Do you have snow/ice sitting in the bed for weeks at a time?

Thanks in advance :+) paul

On 18 Mar 2005 23:47:53 -0800, the inscrutable
spake:

A local thrift store has a big plastic Delta truck box that should fit
my '82 F-100 pickup (the kind that goes across the back behind the rear

Don't you DARE put a plastic box in a beefy pickup like that, girly
man! Whassamattayou? Those are specifically made for S-10s.


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People will occasionally stumble over the truth, but
most of the time they'll pick themselves up and carry on.
--anon

I found a google image of the box, and Pep Boys has them on sale
($69-w/rebate), so it's there I go tomorrow a.m.
I have no "girly man" tendencies...I'm 53, and as I write this, my 29
yr old GORGEOUS wife is putting together a chest of drawers on the
living room floor (Sauder-ugh!!!)...later it will be her chest and MY
drawers! :+)
at least my nick doesn't have a Frerah Jahcka in it - this truck will
be all-west Georgia - olive drab, blackened chrome, and tyvek for the
inside door panels!