Mirage's DIY 2 Door Rear Seat Delete/Raised Cargo Platform with 3 Lockable Storage Doors!

[Jason519]

Now, for the fun finale part! I actually enjoyed doing this next part!

I laid out my boat decking out in the hot ass Alabama sun, to get the "roll" out of it! I chose a different color than KRAKEN, as this color reminded me of a wood bed, like an old truck would have in it

This first piece was easy, but man oh man, did I eat those words after it....

The rest of this took several hours, but it was actually quite entertaining and I was singing that 37 year old Stranger Things 80's song, in my head, the whole time! I have to install something to hide the OEM jack hole at the back of the box. I have an idea.

I used the same "wing" template from yesterday

I screwed up a little on the tan decking, but tried to fix it with some additional pieces of decking. It looks better than the pieces not being there!

Finished, more or less! I have to install the backing plates onto the latches.

I put all my gear into each compartment! I have a feeling I'll be rearranging these compartments soon, LOL!

Last Sunday (July 28th), I got up super early and headed to Lowe's! I bought some 1/8"x1.50"x3' long Flat Aluminum stock and cut it down to 4 matching pieces, then drilled a hole all the way through all 4 of them!

Also picked up this stuff at Lowe's, to act as a spacer, more than its' intended use

I used both of the items above to hold my latches down, which worked quite well! I also installed the bolts/nuts back to the latches for minor locking adjustments.

I still need to "fill" in this gap area, but other than that, it's finished.

You right about the heat! Lol

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[iam4thevols]

Your build looks great! Thanks for all the documentation of the process. What did you do regarding the rear seat belt alert after removing the back seats?

 

[Mirage]

Your build looks great! Thanks for all the documentation of the process. What did you do regarding the rear seat belt alert after removing the back seats?

Thanks. I thought I had a pic of what I did with the belts? I hid the receivers underneath the OEM rubber mat and I hid the shoulder straps behind the rear quarter hard plastic pieces.

 

[BamaBronc0]

That looks awesome. In the planning stages of doing something similar in my 2 door. That bama heat is no joke!

 

[Mirage]

That looks awesome. In the planning stages of doing something similar in my 2 door. That bama heat is no joke!

Thanks! It wasn't too bad of a build. I've been here all my life and the heat just keeps getting worse and worse, the older I get...

What part of Alabama are you in?

 

[BamaBronc0]

Thanks! It wasn't too bad of a build. I've been here all my life and the heat just keeps getting worse and worse, the older I get...

What part of Alabama are you in?

I’ve been here since I was a teenager (nearly 30 years ago now) and the heat is just as oppressive as it was when I first got here. One day I’ll make my way back north!

I’m in Montgomery. How about you?

 

[Mirage]

I’ve been here since I was a teenager (nearly 30 years ago now) and the heat is just as oppressive as it was when I first got here. One day I’ll make my way back north!

I’m in Montgomery. How about you?

Huntsville/Madison County, for 48 of the 49 years of my life Born here, I'll die here! I cannot stand super cold weather, although the older I get, the heat is start to get to me....

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