Originally Posted by Janitor

Hello, I am new to this forum, but thought it would be useful to some that carry tools or things and just don't like them thrown in the floor or back. I have had tool boxes that just slide around, if not secured, when in the bed of my pickup, or such that extend across the bed rails taking up bed space. But I found that the swing case boxes that attach to the inner sides of the truck bed on a hinge to swing out to the back are useful for space saving and pretty durable for most tools and small item you don't want just laying lose.
So I thought why not in the back of my blazer instead of just a box or thrown back there. I took one from my truck bed and matched it to the inside right prefect. But swing case don't make them for SUVs, necessarily,. I found that the metal frame behind the plastic moldings in the rear of our blazers make suitable places to tap and hold the same way in most truck beds. So I took the frame hinge and latching bar mechanism from a 2017 f250 and matched them at the necessary height and depth to secure the box to swing. No relative mods to the interior of my blazer other than a 2x4 piece for more firming against the side wall. I only turned the rod latching mechanism on the frame bar from horizontal on the wall mount to vertical. Drilled in one self tapping screw in the frame bar to hold secure the latch.

Originally Posted by christine_208

For what model truck is the case? Also for a 2017 Ford F250? Or is the case one-size-fits-all with the differences being for the mounting brackets?

Originally Posted by Janitor

This one is for a f250, but really the case is the same size over all. But each truck application has a difference in attachment hardware. Some are one T piece and other have a bend at the hinge brace to conform to a particular truck bed bend at the tail gate edge.I looked at several for right hand side and the hardware, and just choose this one mostly because the hinge brace is straight with no bends, and in two individual pieces.
I got this one off ebay. You can see a variety of models there. All swing case boxes seem to be the same size, made primarily for fullsize truck beds to fit over the wheel well.

Originally Posted by Janitor

Hello, I am new to this forum, but thought it would be useful to some that carry tools or things and just don't like them thrown in the floor or back. I have had tool boxes that just slide around, if not secured, when in the bed of my pickup, or such that extend across the bed rails taking up bed space. But I found that the swing case boxes that attach to the inner sides of the truck bed on a hinge to swing out to the back are useful for space saving and pretty durable for most tools and small item you don't want just laying lose.
So I thought why not in the back of my blazer instead of just a box or thrown back there. I took one from my truck bed and matched it to the inside right prefect. But swing case don't make them for SUVs, necessarily,. I found that the metal frame behind the plastic moldings in the rear of our blazers make suitable places to tap and hold the same way in most truck beds. So I took the frame hinge and latching bar mechanism from a 2017 f250 and matched them at the necessary height and depth to secure the box to swing. No relative mods to the interior of my blazer other than a 2x4 piece for more firming against the side wall. I only turned the rod latching mechanism on the frame bar from horizontal on the wall mount to vertical. Drilled in one self tapping screw in the frame bar to hold secure the latch.

Originally Posted by christine_208

Two more questions!

1. It looks like the length of the box is just just enough to fit with the front end touching the carpet on the back of the rear seat. Am I right?
2. It looks like the lid cannot be opened all the way when the box is in its stowed position and latched in place. Can the lid be opened sufficiently to get stuff out when the box is latched in place?

Thanks!!!

Originally Posted by christine_208

I am really liking this upgrade. Currently I use a storage tub with my tools but this is much better.

Can you post a pic of how you had to modify the latch mechanism on the box?

Edit: I figured out what you did with the latching mechanism!

Originally Posted by 03jawja

I totaled my blazer trying to avoid a buck and rolled it twice and slide 25 feet on my driver side. Right after putting 1500 into it. Im safe just upset. The roof rack took all of rollover.












Had to move on to another vehicle. Had to get an exploder