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ianguilly

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SpiderGearsMan I want your top box, I can't find a kr 660 top chest anywhere.

But anyway that box is crazy, I feel sorry for the SOB that has to move it.
 

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Pretty cool box, this guy must live in a cardboard box though! After ten years i have a 20x40 roller and have everything i need. 35 years, I guess I'll have a double bay with a side cabinet probly. lol

If no one mentioned it, didn't see right away.. The whole thing is sitting on only 4 casters??
 
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True....good for him for building up a box piece by piece....except I don't think stacking cabinets on top of top chest lids so they can't be accessed anymore is a "smart" move.....

im actually thinking that this was put together for the photo shoot.

i bet all of that is not arranged the way its pictured in the shop normally. like everyone has said, the tops are wasted, and those cabinets on top are un reachable.
 

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I love the look on his face too. Looks like he saying.... I have a HUGE box, and a very small *****.
 

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So is he like 5'3"? The top of the side lockers are only about 5'7" or so. I'm 6'5", I could make that thing look small lol. Like everybody else here, I'd like to see the inside of it. Would be cool if it was jam packed. And doing some quick math, I have his box smoked by 6 inches, mine does have 10 wheels though... :lol_hitti
 

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Seems a bit overkill lol. But a nice box seems kinda stupid to block the tops with the book lockers as stated already.
 

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Is it just me, or does the gap under the top cabinets open up towards the ends of the box? It looks like it's sagging.
 

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^^^ Ol' boy has one heck of a front porch, and I don't mean on the tool box! Wonder when the last time that he was under the dash of a car? :lol_hitti
 

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So is he like 5'3"? The top of the side lockers are only about 5'7" or so. I'm 6'5", I could make that thing look small lol. Like everybody else here, I'd like to see the inside of it. Would be cool if it was jam packed. And doing some quick math, I have his box smoked by 6 inches, mine does have 10 wheels though... :lol_hitti

You have any pictures of your box?
 

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You have any pictures of your box?

I'll admit, it is not as impressive looking as any of the boxes posted here, as I am not a fan of, and have no use for small drawers. I prefer large bulk storage, thus the lockers and hutch rather then drawer sections. I can also not go any higher due to the motion detectors in the shop not being able to see over top of it. It is 6'2" high and 166" long (almost 14').

 

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I'll admit, it is not as impressive looking as any of the boxes posted here, as I am not a fan of, and have no use for small drawers. I prefer large bulk storage, thus the lockers and hutch rather then drawer sections. I can also not go any higher due to the motion detectors in the shop not being able to see over top of it. It is 6'2" high and 166" long (almost 14').


Wow... That is still impressive! :shocking:
 
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from looking at the website for Bob Arlotta's shop, I would say he is a great mechanic, runs a pretty good business and gives back to the local community. Cool to see the local Girl Scouts earning their automotive badge.

On a side note, Bob may very well be a member here and reading this thread.

Cheers Bob, I like your box and really dig the pride you have in your business.
 

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I agree with turbo prop. This guy sounds like a very hard working, knowledgeable and conscientious business owner who does everything he can to give back to his community. Too many jabs at his height, the layout of his boxes, and even the size of his appendages from this crowd.
 

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I didn't even look at the reflection in his box until now, but if you do, it's obviously not a Camaro by the qtr. window.

LOL! I just noticed the reflection. Pretty cool that an entire Monte Carlo reflection can fit on one toolbox :lol_hitti

It's actually a REALLY nice car. A customer of mine. 87 SS, I built a nice 427 small block and did some re-wiring. It came in as a complete basket case and left as a very nice driver. Not something I do every day, but it was a nice break from check engine lights, tune-ups, etc.
 

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If I had side cabinets, I'd have them hanging off a top chest or a hutch ... that way I'm not putting any stress on the bottom box.
 

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If I had side cabinets, I'd have them hanging off a top chest or a hutch ... that way I'm not putting any stress on the bottom box.

It would still be putting stress on the bottom box, just in a different direction.

It looks like the op photo may have been done in a panorama format. That might make the lockers look to have some lean to them.

Lots of nice setups in this thread.

Coach
 

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I agree with turbo prop. This guy sounds like a very hard working, knowledgeable and conscientious business owner who does everything he can to give back to his community. Too many jabs at his height, the layout of his boxes, and even the size of his appendages from this crowd.


+1 more.


I've never understood the fascination with another guys junk. He has a big box so he must have a small willy.....WTF??? What kind of mo would even care how big it is?

Guy has pride in his stuff, good for him.
 

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It looks like the op photo may have been done in a panorama format. That might make the lockers look to have some lean to them.

I can tell you from firsthand experience that those side lockers WILL have some lean to them. Maybe not too awful. Not like the whole unit will collapse if you breath on it, but certainly not ideal. Mine had a just visible angle - a slight gap at the top where you could look between the locker and the side of the top chest. I didn't load that locker down too heavily because of it - just the bulk lightweight plastic cases and such. They even provide a little set of snubbers you stick on the lower box at the bottom edge at assembly to try to counteract the forces at work on this issue.....there' just not enough holding these peices together IMO - 2 little hook-tabs grab the top edge to the bottom roller and then a couple screws get put through the bottom edge of the roller -- they need to have wheels under them, IMO.
 

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+1 more.


I've never understood the fascination with another guys junk. He has a big box so he must have a small willy.....WTF??? What kind of mo would even care how big it is?

LOL. That's just the way it works:p

I have a pretty big F350, so i hear the term all the time. I show up on the job site with my 36volt dewalt kit (biggest volt to date) and get the small ***** comment.

For some reason, big tool boxes and corvettes get the comment as well.
 

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The best part is he's been wrenching for so many years and still loves his work. There's not many people here or anywhere else that can say that.
 

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I wonder what I could come up with with my Mac box, 2 HF 5-drawer carts, dad's old Matco box, a filing cabinet, and a large Vidmar-type cabinet...

Franken-Box!
 
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