A great cargo area idea
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A great cargo area idea
I never thought of this. I don't really want to do this to my Bronco, but it's a great idea if you don't use the back seat (I don't, but my dog does).
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There is a guy on another site (PM me and ill tell ya) that had an awesome idea for storage space. He removed the rear seat and carpet and cut out a rectangle of the floor on the hump under the bench. He then fabricated a box from some sturdy sheet metal, slid it in, tac welded it, and seam-sealed the rest from underneath. So what he ended up with was a nice cubby-hole under the bench seat to store amps, tools, straps, cloths, valuables, booze...etc. Put the carpet and the seat back in and presto-chango, it covered and invisible, and you just have to flip the carpet up to get at it. Awesome and simple idea that I will definately be doing in the summer.
-Matt
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Originally Posted by TxBrokenarrow
looks nice but im not sure if i would want to carry the extra weight
I just looked at that picture again and realized that I have the exact same thing for the inside of my tailgate. It's a big piece of diamond plate and has a cut out for the handle. It had holes drilled on the edges and was screwed into the tailgate with machine screws. I took it off when I had to fix the rear window motor and never put it back on. It's still in my garage. When I bought the truck, I thought that it was there to cover some rust, although there was not any rust on the truck. When I took it off I saw that there was no rust. I guess it was just there for looks or protection.
PS - if I ever did to something to my Bronco like that guy did, I would still want the carpet in it, and I would seal the gap between the metal and the floor. I know why people would remove the carpet; but I like carpet and whenever I am going to go mudding or playing in the snow etc. and might need to stash some wet clothes I carry a large plastic storage container and just put the stuff in there.
Last edited by JBronco; Mar 19, 2005 at 03:17 PM.
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JB,The pic and the general idea look pretty cool but pop the the top and can you say ROTISERY COOKING ? The sun Would bounce around in the cab like crazy, SPF 100 sun block would be a must have
