Rear Seat Delete (reversible)

This project was in my plans, but not necessarily for this weekend.  I was just cleaning out the back seats when I pulled one up and almost threw up.  It was gross under there.  So I thought about it, looked around my shop and had a few ideas.

My goal here is to have a completely reversible rear seat delete project.  I'm hoping that I won't have to cut or drill anything and that this will be removable and I (or the next owner will be able to just take out some bolts and screws and reinstall the seats to go back to stock.

However, what I hope to gain is a split rear cargo area (inder the platform) that will be high enough to strore the spare, as well as my hydraulic jack, jumper cables, some tools and hopefully some additional stuff.  Where the rear seats are located will have doors to allow access to another storage area where the stereo equipment and possibly a fire extinquisher can go.

First, I had to figure out how to do this without cutting or drilling anything.

As I was removing the rear seats I figured the best place to mount things would be where the old seats were.  I cut some angle bracket and drilled it so that it would fit where the old seats bolted into.  (I even used the original bolts).

I leaned them back because I saw that I could get a straight line (although tilted almost 45 deg.) from the top of where I want the rear shelf to be down under the speakers to the floor.  If I kept is straight up, I think I'd have to do something with the speakers and I don't imagine I'd gain much volume anyway.   I also like the idea of having this section swept back because I usually drive nearly reclined, and it looks cool.

PIC 1 (angle bracket drilled and bolted where back seats were)


PIC 2 (Drilled hole toward front of bracket to give me a 'swept back' angle and better shot lining up front under factory speaker)


PIC 3 (trimmed a piece of 1"x4" pine so that top and bottom meet up with sides, bolted to cross piece)



Next, cut two pieces that will support the front sloping piece and come up under the speakers.



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