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Rear Seat Removal

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Looking for any ideas to fabricate a floor panel in place of the rear seats. Not keen spending that money on buying one if I can make something. Thanks
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We made one from 5/8” plywood. I made a template from cardboard first. Once I got the shape right I added the large support piece that runs left to right across the transmission hump. Getting the measurements for that was tricky, cut it tall and trim it shorter until it sits level in the back. There is a cable that comes out of the top of transmission hump towards the back. We avoided having anything resting on that. The side and center braces were much easier, glued and screwed it together then put carpet on it. Took most of a day it moving the thing in and out of the Jeep consumed a lot of that time.

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So I had the great idea to store it in the closet underneath all the camping gear... but I’ll pull it out this evening and draw it up. I can’t remember why the vertical parts have notches in them so when you’re building be sure to look under the carpet to make sure you aren’t squishing something important.
 

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You bet, I tried to be accurate but I'd double check the dimensions before making cuts. - and yes, I did have to rip the sheet length wise to get that extra 3/8" wide. I don't recall why but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Edit - Forgot to include the two 5/8" holes at the corners that drop over two seat mounting studs. They are 1" from each edge and keep it from sliding around.

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Hi @BDinTX,
WOW!

Thanks very much for going to the trouble of making and sharing the dimensional drawings and providing the additional comments and tips.

Thank you!
 
 



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