my project: the toolbox, i am a tool freak and i know we all like to modify our rides, and we do not always have the tools we need at that time we need them, so my project is to make a mobile toolbox out of a scion xb. i will convert the back of the trunkspace floor into a usable space to put tools, but i need your help, besides all the normal tools I.E.- ratchets, screwdrivers,hammers,ect... What do you all find your self needing the most, when you do not have it. Or what tool would you like to see put in, please only serious tools, i cannot put a jackhammer in a scion, please.only tools that can be used on automobiles.

i am also upgrading the exterior and interior, as well as the engine(need extra power for the added weight.)

A floor jack

air tools!!! put a compressor in the trunk 8)

air tools!!! put a compressor in the trunk 8)

What would be the sh*t. ANd then you can switch it for the air bags as well.

i am not putting air bags on it, but the aircompressor is a good idea, not to many people can ask for a impact wrench and have someone say i got one in the car! the floor jack is a good idea too, any more ideas

put a wire rack for all gauges of wire mostley 10 to 4 ga (car audio) and some primary wire (12 to 20ga ) for radios need some bins for wire connectors and screws

hat rack :D

really maby a gun rack :D

think you can fit a foldable table saw!!!!

you will need a big dc to ac converter to run all hte power items off of


chad

with air compressor, MOBILE LOWERING SPRINGS INSTALLER baby!

DUDE all you need is an air compressor.. That will be it..


Unless you have some make a lift come out of the sides.... 8)

damn trhats a cool idea cant wait to see the finish project

Floor jack is a really good one. Even better would be to find a lightweight one and/or one that sits low enough to get under a stock or semi-lowered xB. Then build a secure custom-fit storage unit in the rear of the xB for the floor jack (if it was professionally made, fits snug, and looks good you could probably sell that to alot of scion owners, not just ones who need to carry toolboxes with them; i would be interested).

put a wire rack for all gauges of wire mostley 10 to 4 ga (car audio) and some primary wire (12 to 20ga ) for radios need some bins for wire connectors and screws

you will need a big dc to ac converter to run all hte power items off of


chad BOTH OF THOSE IDEAS ARE GREAT, I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THAT. Sorry about the capslock

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Floor jack is a really good one. Even better would be to find a lightweight one and/or one that sits low enough to get under a stock or semi-lowered xB. Then build a secure custom-fit storage unit in the rear of the xB for the floor jack (if it was professionally made, fits snug, and looks good you could probably sell that to alot of scion owners, not just ones who need to carry toolboxes with them; i would be interested).

I'd buy one.

dremal tool for cutting small thing i know i have needed one b 4

dremal tool for cutting small thing i know i have needed one b 4i like that

http://newscionparts.com/html/jdmpartsxB.html check out the hard lugauge tray, i think it would be perfect for the regular tools, put some hard foam in there and cut out the tool shapes so they do not move while driving, that way every tool has it's home. what do you think?

What would a mobile tool box be without a Scion Calendar with beautiful women drapped over them heheheee


I think you always need a nice amount of WD-40 and anti seaze

if you are going to install a compressor, get an angine driven one. This way your battery wont run down, and you will have air on demand!
and you better paint that sucker snap-on red!

If not a compressor then 12VDC and/or 110VAC power outlets with a voltmeter and/or ammeter to help save your poor battery, And a small workbench that folds up into the cargo floor. And maybe a work light built into the rear hatch. And ... and ... :D

I think you always need a nice amount of WD-40 and anti seaze i think a can of wd-40 and carb cleaner would be a good idea, any other items you would like to see? this is not just for me, i have been in clubs and gone to meetings where we end up doing something mechanical and don't have the right tools, so i want it to be when i show up to a meet or show, everyone knows"hey you need a tool, see that guy, he has all the tools you will need!" you know what i am saying?

If not a compressor then 12VDC and/or 110VAC power outlets with a voltmeter and/or ammeter to help save your poor battery, And a small workbench that folds up into the cargo floor. And maybe a work light built into the rear hatch. And ... and ... :D if you want all that i will have to call up my friend jesse and ask him to get me on his show monster's garage! he will have everything remote controled and diamond plated.

and a MIG welder!

and a supply of RR cold cathode lights!!

8)

You had better run a heavy duty suspension in that b@#ch! With all that equipment, your ___ will be dragon. Youll look like Jesse James in that AutoZone commercial. :wink:

come on guys i am not supplying you all with speaker wire and led,neons or anything like that . i am just going to have the tools to do things when people need them the most

ok ok ok ok... sander/buffer for waxing, cash wash stuff.... drill, dremel, die grinder, jacks, jackstands, masks, gloves, bricks or something similar for lowered cars, electrical tape, fuses, wire cutters, complete set of sockets/wrenches/screwdriver/allen wrenchs, stools, that little board with wheels you use to roll under the car, rags, napkins/paper towels, GOJO!!!!!

and then some extra RR cold cathodes. 8)

o.k. some of these ideas are very good, and some are just plain funny, my real name is not Jesse James, so it will not be a rolling garage! i want it to be a moblie toolbox, not a "come get your free leds and speakerwire from this guy " i will put in what i can without ruining the vehicle, i need it to look clean, i want it to look a certain way so when you see it, it will surprise the crap out of you, And yes putting in a tablesaw will surprise the crap out of you but i do not want THAT look.

Seriously, air compressor, jack/jack stands, and full range of tools is MORE than enough.

i am thinking alot of tools(wrenches,ratchets,screwdrivers,specialty tools,ect..., also a heavy duty jack w/mount flush in vehicle somewhere, i have to look around to see where the best place is. jack stands same kind of mounting, screws,wire connectors, ect..., can of wd-40, and carb cleaner, wirestrippers, dremel, and anything else i find that will go with it all, i will look into the compressor, and ac/dc adaptor. what do you think?

Replace the rear window washer with an orange hand cleaner dispenser ... sorry, I couldn't help myself ... but yes, that sounds pretty nice!

OT: Here's something for tool freaks ... the "Studley Tool Chest" from the Smithsonian Institution. (Named after its owner, Henry Studley.)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/toolbox/piano.html

http://americanhistory.si.edu/toolbox/toolpicsb/91-9492.gif

I had this in my old truck, and had some of it in my car. I pulled it out to sell the car.

• Air Compressor. VIAIR 450C 100% Duty
• Air Tank, 5 gallon. Get some big ___ valves.
• Wire strippers.
• 15 feet of each gauge wire: 1/0 on up to 22. Every made size.
• Needlenose Pliars
• Adjustable Wrench
• Monkey Wrench
• 50-pc Socket Set
• Multi Torx-Bit flip-out tool
• Multi Hex-Bit flip-out tool
• 30 feet of air line for the tank
• Tire Air gauges, about 5 of them
• A ____load of fuses
• A ____load of wire nuts
• Lots of male/female insulated connectors
• A cell phone
• A hydraulic floor jack. (4"-15" 4 ton, 20lbs)
• A portable charger
• A solar battery charger
• 2.25 Million Candlepower Flashlight
• 10-pack Road Flares
• 2 18" Cones - Orange with White Stripes
• 2 reflective vests
• Hack Saw
• Teflon Tape
• Hammer
• Mallet
• 4 kinds of duct tape
• Super glue
• First aid kit (with proper instruments for a trachaeotomy)
• Painter's Blue tape
• Electrical Tape
• Soldering Iron
• Solder and Flux

I was ready for a freakin nuke bomb. ;)

Andrew

Snap-on tools has a battery operated 1/2in airgun! Add that to the collection!

:lol: By the way MR.Scion . I love your sig man, off tha hook!!!!! :lol:

As mentioned above, Dremel tool is good... need all the diff types of heads - mini drill bits, sanding bits, cutting bits, etc.

Gotta have a car fire extinguisher, too.

As mentioned above, Dremel tool is good... need all the diff types of heads - mini drill bits, sanding bits, cutting bits, etc.

Gotta have a car fire extinguisher, too. fire extinguisher! that was what i was forgeting. thanks man

Replace the rear window washer with an orange hand cleaner dispenser ... sorry, I couldn't help myself ... but yes, that sounds pretty nice!

OT: Here's something for tool freaks ... the "Studley Tool Chest" from the Smithsonian Institution. (Named after its owner, Henry Studley.)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/toolbox/piano.html

http://americanhistory.si.edu/toolbox/toolpicsb/91-9492.gif

talk about antiques

TOOLBOX - i notice your location said everywhere so after you get this project done what if im stranded and need you assist woul dyou be like a roadside assistance and come to the rescue

if i am in the area i will, i say everywhere because i do not staqy in the same place for long, i have lived in ohio, newyork,virginia, california, florida,north carolina, southcarolina,i have lived overseas in spain, japan,and italy. hence EVERYWHERE!

Snap-on tools has a battery operated 1/2in airgun! Add that to the collection!

:lol: By the way MR.Scion . I love your sig man, off tha hook!!!!! :lol:

does that thing use co2 carts and batteries or an air compressor and batts i need to get a new snap on catalog and look this one up!!!

bump , bump it up

bumpin it up again! need more ideas

You should PM urbandrum, and ask him if he would ride around in the back of your xB, because he is a TOOL!!!



Doc

yea, but can i use him for anything?

yea, but can i use him for anything?

Annoying hood ornament?
Make him keep his ugly face in the window for a theft deterent?

Just a few suggestions!


Oh yeah, and before he gets here and reads this, I know, I know, my mom this and my mom that... what kills me is that I own the momma jokes but he keeps it goin....



Doc