Another four hours to work....
So, I've gotten tired of not seeing out of the back windows when the roads are wet...so I made some mudflaps, reusing the original flap mounts, and adding some rubber bed mat extensions....they work great! I put some lengths of mat in front as well...
...and then got to locating and mounting the rear seat....I'm trying to figure out just how much leg room, and height, will work for a car seat and maybe an adult passenger or two....
I'm using a Bestop Trailmax fold and tumble rear seat built for CJs and 1987-1995 Wranglers....
I still have 40" of room behind the rear seat. I will raise the seat two inches on custom brackets, and bolt the rear of the seat to the floorboard. My idea at this time is to use the folding backrest feature only, which will allow an extension from the rear cargo box to slide forward and give a large sleeping platform.
The interior mount of the spare tire will go away, and a stock rollbar, with cargo barrier, will sit slightly behind the rear seat. I'm thinking water tank on the left fender, and CO2 tank on the right....hmm....:safari-rig:
And a final note about the seat....Bestop didn't include the side latch which holds the backrest in place; unlatching to fold forward....a call to Bestop was kinda frustrating...they can't just send me the latch...I have to return the seat in it's entirety....
Well....a PM to Wil and a quick call to Wendy at Sierra Expeditions solved any issues....Wendy is having a new seat shipped immediately; not even waiting for me to return the seat to them! All I can say is AWESOME! It's great to have such fantastic vendors here!!!
Thanks Wil & Wendy!!! :bowdown:
...and....started talking about a repaint this spring....factory tan all the way, with the white top.....
-H- :sombrero:
