Making my front trunk a tailgating cooler


Making my front trunk a tailgating cooler
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Hi everyone. I'm looking for a little advise. I’m starting a project on my Tesla Model S. I tailgate and I want to make my front trunk (frunk) a cooler. It’ll be a regular ice cooler. I’m thinking of using both fiberglass and polyurethane liquid foam for the cooler walls. I will not be using the little cubby in the back as cooler space. Imagine a flat wall on the entrance to the cubby.

I’ll start by laying a very large plastic sheet down into the frunk. I’ll then pour the foam into the frunk. Can I pour the flat bottom first, let it cure for 20 minutes then try to pour the walls? How do I pour the walls? Should I hold a flat piece of something near the wall and pout the foam between?

Once I have all the foam cured and out of the frunk. I’ll sand and trim it. I figured I would then put a few layers of fiberglass on both sides. I want it to seal when I close the hood, but I'll worry about that later. 
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Just a matter of time... before someone would start working on a Tesla S...   Nice!BigGrinw00t  Welcome to the forum...

If I were to do a "cooler" compartment for the "frunk" of a Tesla, I would make up a "plug" of the INSIDE surface of the cooler, then use that to keep the insulating foam in place when "pouring it"

I would cover the plug in a few layers of cloth, and cover that with thin plastic foil-   Then afterwards I would polish up the "plug" and do a Vac-bag layup of carbon for the inside surface of the "cooler" on the plug.

I would also make up an insulating "foam" lid for the compartment, to keep the cold in properly.. It could be attached to the underside of the bonnet.. or just a separate lift off lid.

Good luck ..

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