mac side locker on a snapon rool cab

[viper91180]

hey guys, this is my first post, i got a master series snap on box and am just out of room, the bulky plastic cases are killer on room but yet so nice for their items, so while pricing side lockers my mac guy has a killer deal on a side locker mb1970 now i know it doesnt bolt exactly the same, but the front bolt will line up and keep it flush with the box in the front, then the rear hole i would just drill, then the same for the upper box my question is has anyone ever done it and if so do you have any pics? i couldnt find anything online i know the locker does not come with castors on macs lockers, but for the price i thought id just grab a set off ebay and bolt them in place for extra support

 

[Diy2fault]

Ditch the bulky plastic holders for more space efficient otions. This site site has many good suggestions. Earnst , Hansen and more to start.

 

[rsanter]

I’m sure many people have done it.
I don’t see a problem with it.
I think your other option may be if you are not moving the main box around you could just set the side box on the ground and use it as a storage cabinet.
I guess you could also get one of those metal storage cabinets

 

[Richard Cranium]

just bolt it to the side. you already said that it lines up with the front.
Most people will not notice it being a different brand.

 

[InsanePyro]

just bolt it to the side. you already said that it lines up with the front.
Most people will not notice it being a different brand.

And even if they do, whose box is it and whose paying for it?

 

[AmishFury]

if you mix snap-on and mac boxes the universe will implode, cats will grow thumbs, the dead will walk, and all the cheese will go moldy

 

[potato]

like putting chevy parts on a ford.

 

[xj31]

I wish I had a pic of my old setup. A red KRL1000 with a blue Matco locker bolted to it. It held the tools just fine.

 

[AmishFury]

like putting chevy parts on a ford.

i constantly joke about my dream to one day put a hemi in a fox body

 

[InsanePyro]

i constantly joke about my dream to one day put a hemi in a fox body

Better then a ******* LS piece of turd

My personal "troll build" would be a International IDI diesel in a first gen Ram

 

[rsanter]

i constantly joke about my dream to one day put a hemi in a fox body

Already been done
I have seen a couple of them with the boss9 engines

 

[Wamsutta]

The side locker is supposed to hang from the edge of the roll cab while simultaneously being bolted to the threaded inserts where the side handle normally goes. It helps that the hole spacing on the side locker matches the hole spacing on the roll cab. I suppose you could drill new holes into the side locker and nobody would know the difference.

 

[viper91180]

The mac lockers , at least this one, doesn't hang on the lip. Just bolts. But I think I'll buy a couple castors and help stabilize it that way anyhow. It's such a great deal it is hard to pass up. I

 

[Wamsutta]

The side handle mounts won't support the weight. You'd be ripping the threaded inserts right out of the panel. They're only spot welded on.

 

[viper91180]

I thought the same thing but the guy said that's how they go, hmmm

 

[Wamsutta]

The bolts might support the weight, but the spot welds won't.

 

[viper91180]

Maybe I'll get 4 castors, that will support all the weight and the bolts will just be holding it together

 

[Wamsutta]

That would be smart yes.