DIY Engine Bay Storage

[Justin101714]

I see some on eBay, but not worth $75

 

 

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[Krusty]

 

 

Found a pic of a NOCO battery box in that location in another thread - ordered a group 24 - we will see if it fits soon.........

 

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/172717-anyone-know-what-this-area-is-under-the-hood/page-2?hl=battery box

 

 

 

 

The NOCO group 24 battery box arrived today.... It slides down in there - but rides on the wiper fluid bottle at the top of the battery box. Pushes the battery box out of shape and no way will the battery box lid fit in there. Decided just to do what I was first thinking - and put the jumper cables there in the Craftsman nylon tool bag I have them in anyway..........

 

Guess I have a battery box for the tongue of my car trailer instead.....

 

 

 

 

[Silver16]

A fifty cal can would work. Lid is removable

[thatryan]

Gah. Came here to ask about the 24 noco box lol I just got it too but won't work like I read in another thread. Dammit. Any issues with setting it there with no lid with cables etc?

 

 

 

 

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[Silver16]

Yeah will end up around your pulleys and smashing the radiator 100 times before you can stop.

[stanz792]

A member here posted this on another thread, it's a simple and great idea. Storage box for 90's pickups

 

How does this mount?

[bndawgs]

How does this mount?

bolts through the bottom

[jd173706]

That's a cool idea, thanks for posting this. I had never thought about it but I (like lots of others clearly!) will be doing it because I can always use more storage space! Just gotta remember not to keep anything in there that can be harmed by high temps.

[Blue17Jaymes]

Smart idea. I still might use mine for a 2nd battery. Never hurts to have 2 in these cold winters

[ChristopherDB]

On 10/24/2016 at 12:17 PM, DCazares said:

A member here posted this on another thread, it's a simple and great idea. Storage box for 90's pickups

 

Old thread but I wanted to bring this up. I purchased that box new on eBay and it doesn't really fit well. Holes don't lign up so you have to drill new holes in the box. There is also a mounting tab on the back I had to cut off to get it to fit and unfortunately there is not a 2x2 inch hole in the bottom corner where that portion was cut off. If I didn't cut off that tab then the box would be too far to the passenger side because the tab would be hitting the driver side fender and the washer fluid reservoir would be blocking it.

 

There is also a gap between the battery tray and the box which I did not fill with washers so when I torqed down the screws, it cracked the box. Thankfully I paid with AMEX so I'll file a purchase protection claim for accidental damage.

[Lager Garage]

@ChristopherDBYour write up helped me so much. Thank you!

I did almost exactly what you did.

I summarize it in this video.

 

[MikeBMW]

I installed mine this weekend - found a new box on a GM parts site but couldn't find a lid so I bit the bullet and bought the whole unit on eBay for $200 (I had a lot of cash savings from my eBay card so it came out to about $75). I have a brand new box in case anyone has the lid.
These things are going for crazy money when you're lucky enough to find one in good condition.
Anyway, I did have a little bit of help during the install, as you'll see in one of the pics. Thanks, @Lager Garage for the tips!

Edited March 19, 2023 by MikeBMW