Amazon: - Tie Down Anchor Plates - Page 2

Dylan144GT · Aug 14th, 2009, 08:27

Hi

Very interesting thread this. Well done on a good job. Simple and effective!

Dylan

dheming · Apr 5th, 2010, 23:31

Been meaning to re-update this after the forum crash. I installed the middle tie down plates about two months ago to help me move all my tools into a new house across town. I must have made 25 or so 30 mile round trips back and forth and I had stuff tied down for the majority of them. Bottom line, these plates are the single most useful mod I've done yet to my wagon.

The body work is curved where I wanted to install it so I used a more compact tie down plate than in the back. I also wanted it to be right up against the back seat but there is a tunnel brace inside the body that's right in the way and would block access to one of the nuts so I mounted it rearward a bit. With the back seat folded down these two plates are centrally located in the back cargo area.

This shows the brace inside that is in the way. I didn't make a back plate because I was in a hurry so I used some thick SS fender washers instead. They were #10 washers that I drilled out in the lathe to be 1/4" for a nice tight fit on the 1/4-20 bolts. It's kind of hard to tell from this angle but the front-most nut is about 1/8" away from the lip of the brace and the washer is about 1/8" away from the bottom of the red backseat locking bracket backing plate.

Now that I have two plates in the rear and two in the middle I'm thinking about installing a final pair on the vertical column between the doors right where the front seatbelt hangs down. I would have to use rivnuts directly in the sheet metal though so it would be a bit tedious to get the accuracy required in laying out and drilling the holes, but the plates would be in the perfect position though so it would be worth it IMO. I've just been using the front seatbelt hoop so I might not even worry about it.

dheming · Jun 16th, 2022, 18:05

Thread rebuilt in a Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

Apr 5th, 2010, 23:31	#12
dheming Member Last Online: Jun 29th, 2022 04:38 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA	Been meaning to re-update this after the forum crash. I installed the middle tie down plates about two months ago to help me move all my tools into a new house across town. I must have made 25 or so 30 mile round trips back and forth and I had stuff tied down for the majority of them. Bottom line, these plates are the single most useful mod I've done yet to my wagon. The body work is curved where I wanted to install it so I used a more compact tie down plate than in the back. I also wanted it to be right up against the back seat but there is a tunnel brace inside the body that's right in the way and would block access to one of the nuts so I mounted it rearward a bit. With the back seat folded down these two plates are centrally located in the back cargo area. This shows the brace inside that is in the way. I didn't make a back plate because I was in a hurry so I used some thick SS fender washers instead. They were #10 washers that I drilled out in the lathe to be 1/4" for a nice tight fit on the 1/4-20 bolts. It's kind of hard to tell from this angle but the front-most nut is about 1/8" away from the lip of the brace and the washer is about 1/8" away from the bottom of the red backseat locking bracket backing plate. Now that I have two plates in the rear and two in the middle I'm thinking about installing a final pair on the vertical column between the doors right where the front seatbelt hangs down. I would have to use rivnuts directly in the sheet metal though so it would be a bit tedious to get the accuracy required in laying out and drilling the holes, but the plates would be in the perfect position though so it would be worth it IMO. I've just been using the front seatbelt hoop so I might not even worry about it. __________________ "Why is it that there's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it again?"

Jun 16th, 2022, 18:05	#13
dheming Member Last Online: Jun 29th, 2022 04:38 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corvallis, Oregon USA	Thread rebuilt in a Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing __________________ "Why is it that there's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it again?"

Aug 14th, 2009, 08:27	#11
Dylan144GT Member Last Online: May 21st, 2023 08:35 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cape Town	Hi Very interesting thread this. Well done on a good job. Simple and effective! Dylan

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