DIY Scab Rear Seat Delete/Dog Backseat Addition

[lex1125]

I built a place for my dog to relax on long road trips. The actual seats were a bit too small for him, so this takes up the leg room in the back too. The cushion is a custom order 52 x 21 x 2" cushion from foamorder.com. My only complaint is that it took nearly 6 weeks to arrive!

The platforms are built out of 3/4" plywood and hook in to where the seat bottoms normally do.

These are the dimensions I used. As you can see in the picture above the tongue on the top right could be slightly bigger as there is a small gap between the two pieces of plywood when installed, and another gap between the plywood and the raised center bit.

The other parts used were:
- Tarp Hook x4, Lowes Part Number 20772, on the backs of each piece of plywood to attach to the anchor points for the seat bottoms
- Cup hook x2, Lowes Part Number 330635, on the bottom of each piece of plywood to connect to the front anchor point for the seat bottoms
- #10*3/4" screws to attach the tarp hooks
- M6x185 washers to lift the tarp hooks off of the plywood for a better angle

Sleepy dog on a long road trip. The cushion hadn't arrived yet so I had to squeeze his dog bed back there. After some initial vomiting he mostly slept for the whole trip.

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Great job with this and special thanks for the dimensions. I'm heading to the workshop.

Looks like a very happy puppy!

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[scarchild35]

Thanks for sharing the dimensions and part numbers. Pup loves it.

Nice mod, I love dogs and I appreciate other dog lovers. But my question is: what are those seat covers and where did you get them? I also have a velocity blue Scab and I think those seat covers look fantastic!
Thanks in advance

 

[Kaladin]

Nice mod, I love dogs and I appreciate other dog lovers. But my question is: what are those seat covers and where did you get them? I also have a velocity blue Scab and I think those seat covers look fantastic!
Thanks in advance

Thanks, I also double covered the armrest because the pups still like to put their paws on it.
Wet Okole seat covers. They are not cheap but they are awesome.
Mine is actually Lightning Blue but the Royal Blue from Wet Okole should still match perfect.

 

[underwhelmed]

Thanks for sharing the dimensions and part numbers. Pup loves it.

I like it. I might even be able to sleep back there. Nice.

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