I want to put a space behind the seats that is open to the cabin. I'm thinking of encroaching into the trunk space about 8 inches. Any examples to show?
I did similar but went all the way to the top. Left that bar in place. Can't put solid objects in there but I sure can jam in a bunch of hats, coats, etc.
I moved the top of the "back of the cockpit" panel to the front of the trunk space creating cockpit accessible storage that is from the top of the differential cover up to the body and between the rear fender inner liners.
Breeze makes a similar product - they call it a Cockpit Storage Cubby Breeze Automotive Factory Five Racing. But I think I like the large opening better!! Maybe that's another mod I will make - will it ever end!!
Thanks DadofThree! I wanted to do something different. Note the fire extinguisher is a Safecraft model PB2S 2.5 pounds stainless steel. Expensive! It's the only 2.5 pounder that I could find that would actually fit directly between the roll bars. The aluminum ones are taller.
I've done them on both of my builds. My 1st was just like Jeff's above: Single wall, 8" deep. I ended up polishing the cubby (as I call it) and the trunk. From the rear it looks like this, nice and clean:
For my brother's car I put in 2 walls. The front one houses a pair of speakers and the rear on is hinged so all of the stereo equipment is hidden:
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I cut out a cubby hole in mine too. I'll try to post a couple pics when I get home.
I set the wall back about 8" and made it out of plywood and installed 2 6x9 speakers. The only tricky part was cutting out the back wall to accommodate the trunk struts (highly recommend them too!)
when you cut the cubby hole, leave a small lip on the bottom so stuff doesn't fall out (suntan lotion, sunglasses, etc). Also, if you make the hole too small, install roll-bar bolts and seat-belt bolts pretty tuff. (the bigger the better)
Like most of the solutions shown, I used the Breeze Cubby Cabin kit to provide the separating bulk head. What I did for access was a bit different. I used the idea of a pocket door for access as I first saw in the build site for MarkT. I did not like the idea of a door that opened into the passenger compartment. The pocket door provides plenty of access and a lockable space as well. I had a local upholstery shop trim the carpet on the back wall before installation.
Just Yesterday I cut out my back wall to make a "cubby cabin". I used a 6" radius hole saw to get the outer radius and then brought it in a bit from the top and bottom. I got the location of outer radius by lining up with the middle of the inside rollbar mount. I brought the sheetmetal up from the bottom about an inch to have a lip that holds items in that space. (Just like you just mentioned MPTech). It's about 16" wide and large enough for me to get my hand inside without any obstruction. I put a light and switch inside that area. (not wired yet)
Bump - see post #17 - Breeze Free Shipping offer for December on Cockpit Storage Cubby Kit and anything else that fits in the (large) Box!
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