2G Rear seat delete

[RidleyNoah]

Started working on my rear seat delete. I got the deck section in yesterday. 5/8" MDF hinged in the back for ease of access underneath. Also had to hinge the side wing sections in order for it to hinge (tight fit). I now need to do the front panel. I'm doing that out of a 2" x 10" (cut down to about 8"H). When I get that cut and ready to install I'll show you how I'm attaching it. I'll finish everything with charcoal gray speaker box carpet and then install a mono amp behind the driver, a four channel amp behind the passenger and a 12" sub woofer in the center.

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[Attilas]

Very Interesting.
I am waiting for more.

 

[rabenne]

5/8" MDF? Sounds very heavy. Have you considered a nice thin poplar plywood? Its very stable and often used in boat interiors to save weight. I am watching closely to see what you come up with, keep up the creativity

 

[RidleyNoah]

Actually, I'm using 1/2", not 5/8". I was going to use 5/8" plywood but decided on 1/2" mdf instead. It's not too heavy yet.
I'm hoping to get the front section cut out, carpeted and installed this week.
I'm waiting for my mono amp and sub enclosure (be here this week).
Hopefully have everything completed next week.
I was originally going to mount the amps on the top side of the deck but now I think I'm going mount them on the underside. I'm also going to recess the sub enclosure as much as I can. The enclosure is 13" deep and I have about 8" of space underneath so the will be approximately 5" of enclosure above the deck. No exposed wiring, should look pretty clean.

 

[Zero6391]

very nice, here is my rear seat delete

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[RidleyNoah]

very nice, here is my rear seat delete

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Now that's a rear seat delete! Did you do it yourself? Any build pics?

 

[Zero6391]

yes sir did it all myself and I have pics but I don't know if the original poster will be okay with me thread jacking

 

[RidleyNoah]

yes sir did it all myself and I have pics but I don't know if the original poster will be okay with me thread jacking

I'm the op, jack away.

 

[Zero6391]

Oops didn't make the connection there! well here u go good sir! now I built this like 3 years ago now. I plan on redoing it eventually along with relocating both batteries to the spare wheel well under the box but ill save that for a future date when im done with my racecar

 

[Zero6391]

I really need to finish uploading all the pics to my build thread cuz there is a lot more work I did with this car interior

 

[RidleyNoah]

Nice job on what I've seen so far! That looks like a lot of work.

 

[RidleyNoah]

I got my front panel cut and shaped today. Cut out of a 2" x 10".

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I countersunk 3/4" holes in the top for the bolts I'll be installing and then drilled all the way through with a 5/16" bit, drilled holes in the front for wiring and got it carpeted.

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I removed the back seat latches to expose the existing holes. I'm going to install 6" long bolts down through the top of the front panel and use toggle bolts to attach down through the seat latch holes. The panel spans from side panel to side panel and sits right where the front of the back seat was. I'll have it attached tomorrow and will post more pics.

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[RidleyNoah]

A few things I got done today. I got the front panel mounted, ran my power wire to a distribution block.

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I also got the deck carpeted, the amps mounted and the power and ground wires run to the amps. I should have everything completed tomorrow.

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[RidleyNoah]

Here's a pic of my rear seat delete project completed.

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[dsmspick]

That looks very good! I like it!

 

[RidleyNoah]

That looks very good! I like it!

Thanks, it was a fun project. I still need to carpet the rear section. I have to give thanks to Zero6391 for helping me with the audio side. I learned so much from him. It's great to have the help of fellow members.