Help on Building a TailBox/Trunk

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I love the Angletech TailBox but it's way to much money for me. I have a Blackburn Mtn Rack on my
Stratus. I'd like to build a weatherproof trunk/tailbox large enough to receive my day bag (as I
commute). I'd like to use a lightweight material and create a finished product that doesn't look
like a grammar school kid's first attempt at building a kite! Any thoughts.

Jim Reilly

Jim, all the home brewers I know use Coroplast. It is like corrugated cardboard only made out of
plastic. Available in different thickness and colors at commercial plastic supply places. Check your
yellow pages and shop around. I have found radically different prices. I think I paid $12 for a 4x8
sheet that I glued acoustic foam to for hanging in my audio listening room (my other vice). The
builders I know just punch it and zip tied at the joints. This may not meet your aestethic criteria
but it is the only material I have ever seen used. Don

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I love the Angletech TailBox but it's way to much money for me. I have a Blackburn Mtn Rack on my
Stratus. I'd like to build a weatherproof trunk/tailbox large enough to receive my day bag (as I
commute). I'd like to use a lightweight material and create a finished product that doesn't look
like a grammar school kid's first attempt at building a kite! Any thoughts.

Jim Reilly

You can do some pretty nice work with coroplast. This link below is what I ended up with after I
started stripping down my fully faired
P38. This tailbox is sturdy, has good capacity, and looks pretty decent IMHO (although you might
want to forgo the decal <g>😉. If you go to my main page, you can see a view of the inside.

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My instructions for building a Coroplast tailbox are at
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I can build a Coroplast tailbox in about 4 hours. If you want to make one fancier, it would probably
take a little longer, but I can't see more than 3 evenings worth of work.

Jeff

Nice work....

Make it out of cardboard and duct tape first, as a model.

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Quoted message said:

I love the Angletech TailBox but it's way to much money for me. I have a Blackburn Mtn Rack on my
Stratus. I'd like to build a weatherproof trunk/tailbox large enough to receive my day bag (as I
commute). I'd like to use a lightweight material and create a finished product that doesn't look
like a grammar school kid's first attempt at building a kite! Any thoughts.

Jim Reilly