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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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In the summer, my wife and I like to stop at our favorite take-out stand by the lake.... here is a snack shelf that I just built for the burgers and fries.

It sits perfectly level in the dash... with no wiggle movement at all.... there are no screws that hold it to the dashboard... it just sits in place and is easily lifted out when not in use..





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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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lo1... Is that linoleum? That's pretty functional.
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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As an avid burger afficionado myself, I am quite impressed! hahah Neccessity really is the mother of invention! How about a napkin dispencer?
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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LOL..... yes Mike..... that is a piece of the inlaid that we had installed in our kitchen last week.... it does the trick as far as I am concerned....

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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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LOL...That's cool! If you always go to the same place, you should attach the menu to the slanted, verticle section.
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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Here is another pic of it when it has been removed...



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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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When not eating, you can always put on some socks and slide on it... hehehe
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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not bad for function...it would look cooler if it matched the interior though...some places sell interior black paint that would blend it in some.
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 05:53 PM
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movin' to ICE......
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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Very clever!
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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Hey That a good option to send into Scion.com ... Think about it.
Food and Fun all in the same Box.
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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That is so sweet! That is a clever mod, I might have to borrow that idea!
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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pretty nifty.
be careful not to hit the horn when you lean
over for a bite. =)
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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Looks good,But I just have to know what the console is on the work bench behind it.


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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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ugly as hell but good function... you should glass one
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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That is one of the weirdest "mods" i've seen in a xB. Why not just get one of those VIP style tables that Oratoro sells? It would look much better.




Or you can skip all that and bust out with one of these.
Old Dec 12, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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Man, that's nice! Great purpose and functionality!

But how am I supposed to put my beers on that when I'm driving!?! The cops are going to see them!
Old Dec 13, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kzhorse
Looks good,But I just have to know what the console is on the work bench behind it.


Scott
Scott,

As in a lot of workshops, I have a lot of assorted nuts and bolts, so I built a Bolt Checker... I can determine the bolt or nut size, and the threads per inch by threading an unknown nut onto one of the bolts, or using one of the nuts on the board to find the size of an unknown bolt.







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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 12:14 AM
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Jim it's cool that you're into making gadgets, now you need to get your wife to give you tips on how to match it to your car.

Interesting idea though, not really something I personally would want to haul around in my car...I mean I don't want to encourage anyone to think it's "ok" to eat in my boom box ;)
Old Dec 13, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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The shelf is OK, but this rules!!!




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