Dumb question...what's a smuggler's box

axl911 · axl911's Garage

All,

This is a dumb question, but I am new to the 911 world. What's a smuggler's box? Where is it located?

thanks,
anthony

Leland Pate · 11-20-2002, 10:06 AM

It's in the trunk. Pul up the carpeting and you'll see a trap door behind the fuel tank.

It was used to hold A/C components over the years. It was given the name "smugglers box" after many a gold chain totin' furry chested dude tried to break on to the scene of Miami Vice with 15 Kilos of Cocaine hidden in the compartment.

s_wilwerding · s_wilwerding's Garage

If you lift up the carpet in the front trunk, you will notice a hatch near the firewall. That is the smugglers box. If your car has A/C, there are usually A/C components in the smugglers box (either the receiver or the dryer, I think).

Rot 911 · 11-20-2002, 10:14 AM

How do we know you aren't a cop just trying to find our stash?

old_skul · 11-20-2002, 10:15 AM

Steve, the receiver/dryer is a canister located in the left front fender of A/C equipped 911s. The evaporator unit is in the smuggler's box, with a condenser on the front undercarriage and another on the decklid, with the compressor on the right side of the engine bay. Hoses going everywhere

axl911 · axl911's Garage

HAHAHA!!!

Does C2/C4 have this box?

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anthony

Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

All those answers are wrong. The smuggler's box is for storing porn.

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

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Originally posted by Richard LeSchander
[ The smuggler's box is for storing porn.

or for filming small rodent porn

atlporsche · 11-20-2002, 11:17 AM

you have a little tiny bed in yours too???

I found dogfood when replacing floorpan in front. Rodent entered through the fuel filler door, and went down inbetween the fender and the double wall down in there.

sjd

redducati750 · 11-20-2002, 11:47 AM

i also found a nice little nest minus the mice in the 70E im restoring

Superman · 11-20-2002, 12:01 PM

I found dog food in mine too!

CrossT · 11-20-2002, 12:10 PM

This all makes me want to dig into this over the weekend to see if there is anything in there responsible for my lousy A/C performance.

todd
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86 Cpe

atlporsche · 11-20-2002, 12:17 PM

I was just cutting away, and all of a sudden I'm thinking "I smell dog food...

peel a bit of metal away....CRAP!!!!...there had to be 4 cups in there....I kid you not...it was a PILE of dog food.

sjd

s_wilwerding · s_wilwerding's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by old_skul
Steve, the receiver/dryer is a canister located in the left front fender of A/C equipped 911s. The evaporator unit is in the smuggler's box, with a condenser on the front undercarriage and another on the decklid, with the compressor on the right side of the engine bay. Hoses going everywhere

I figured I was wrong. I didn't actually know which component of the A/C was in the smugglers box, so I just started listing off components I knew. Thanks for the clarification.

Todd Simpson · 11-20-2002, 06:11 PM

...and look, right here, you put your weeeeeeed in it.

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

Out of interest, Right Hand Drive cars don't have a smugglers box FWIW

old_skul · 11-20-2002, 08:40 PM

Why would they make a right hand drive 911? That's just wrong. Where is the fuel fill? On the wrong side, I bet.

That's like a left-handed Strat. Just wrong.

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

Wrong? It messes with my mind when I see all your cars over there in Left Hand Drive! I have to use photoshop and "flip" the image just so it makes sense to me

CamB · CamB's Garage

"Why would they make a right hand drive 911? That's just wrong. Where is the fuel fill? On the wrong side, I bet.

That's like a left-handed Strat. Just wrong."

Fuel fill is on the passenger side. Means the passenger breathes the majority of the fumes when the fuel filler leaks

Engine lid pull is also on that side. Don't get me started!