[RESOLVED] "El Camino" Style Back seat/Trunk...

[bosljeff]

I'm brainstorming and idea and I need some input.

I have taken out the back seats and I love the amount of space it creates, but the uneven levels are annoying, so I want to level it all out from the back of the trunk to behind the front seats, but with an angle just behind the front seats for 2 subs and an amp.

Kinda El camino meets hatchback. A trunk like a flatbed...

I want to be able to use the trunk to hold stuff and have some ability to carry weight, so woudl MDF board be strong enough?

Also, what are your thoughts on getting the new "floor" to match up with the funky contours along the sides of the trunk/back seat?

Should I make a general rectangle as close to the walls as possible then fiberglass?

How should I support the "floor"...? What would I use as uprights from the floor of the trunk/back seat to the bottom of the wood/MDF?

Thanks for the input and the upcoming think-tank.

Boz


Sorry for the ghetto drawings, I'm at work and can't scan my better hand drawn designs...

 

[bosljeff]

Okay, I know I could

line the entire area with aluminum foil, use the resin and crap to fiberglass a huge ass "tub"...but...

How would get that mold/"tub" out to cap it with fabric and fiberglass and sand it and so on?

This is no different than those guys that make a speaker box that takes up the entire trunk...mine would just take up the trunk and the back seat area.

I'm just trying to figure out how to do that.

Help me think

 

[farmdogg55]

MDF board should be strong enough. Use cardboard to make a pattern and then cut the shape out of MDF. (and it is cheap, $20 for a big ass sheet at home depot). It shouldn't matter what it looks like either because if you then cover everything in carpet or vinyl, it will hide any imperfections. The project shouldn't be that hard if you have common sense and some basic fabricating/woodworking skills. The hardest part will be to get it to line up with the contours of the sides of the interior. Good luck with the project though, I will be interested to see what it looks like when it's done

Oh yeah, when I first read the title of your thread I thought you were going to remove the hatch and glass and put a bed liner in there or something to make it look like an El Camino. hahaha

 

[dsmturboawd]

this has been done before.

 

[98TsiAWD]

3/4" Industrial strength partical board should be strong enough.

 

[bosljeff]

Originally posted by dsmturboawd
this has been done before.

I assumed as much, but I couldn't find anything on the net about it. I wasn't going to give myself that much credit thinking this was a new and innovative idea.

Do you have any idea who or any info regarding it being done before?

Thanks all....

Boz

 

[bosljeff]

Originally posted by farmdogg55
MDF board should be strong enough. Use cardboard to make a pattern and then cut the shape out of MDF. (and it is cheap, $20 for a big ass sheet at home depot). It shouldn't matter what it looks like either because if you then cover everything in carpet or vinyl, it will hide any imperfections. The project shouldn't be that hard if you have common sense and some basic fabricating/woodworking skills. The hardest part will be to get it to line up with the contours of the sides of the interior. Good luck with the project though, I will be interested to see what it looks like when it's done

Oh yeah, when I first read the title of your thread I thought you were going to remove the hatch and glass and put a bed liner in there or something to make it look like an El Camino. hahaha

Yeah, I think it could be pretty "easy" I just don't want it to be weak and wobbly. I'm not too worried about the sides lining up, although doing it will suck, I'm worried about supporting the floor.

 

[RipperXX]

In other words you want it to be sturdy enough that you could have your girl in the back doin the humpedy hump and not have to worry eh?

 

[Blizz92tsi]

Let me see if I'm understanding what you want.

You're wanting to put two subs and an amp where the backseat used to be, and you want the top of the enclosure even with the top of the trunk floor. Am I close? In my trunk before I got rid of everything it had some aluminum floor "supports" that went around the spare tire. If you don't have these you probably find them at a salvage yard or make your own. I would consult a reputable stereo shop on making the sub enclosure and amp rack. You'll need a sub that will work with the air space you have or air space they'll be able to make. This is another assumption, but you're wanting the floor of the trunk to be one piece from the end of the trunk to the speaker enclosure right. This shouldn't be to hard. You could use the trunk carpet as a template and then extend it enough to get it to the sub enclosure. I'd find out what kind of material the stereo shop will use for the enclosure and use the same type of board for the trunk floor. I'd also be sure to cover them in the same material also. This will make everything flow well together nicely. I had a custom amp rack made to go in the back seat of my 2000 eclipse. It was made to hold 3 really big amps and still look like seat. I couldn't have made this, and it cost me quite a bit extra for them to do it but the amp rack they made turned out awesome and looked like it belonged there. If you decide to do it yourself just take your time and make sure you do it right.

 

[Turbo Demon]

So how did it turn out? Any pics or update?

 

[crimsondragon]

The poor guy is not even a member on here anymore. Any chances of pictures are slim to none.