Well, that may sound a little like I know what I'm doing. I don't. I kinda know what I want and I kinda know how to use some tools, so, let's go.
I started by cleaning and painting the floor and wheel wells. Next, I put down a layer of Thermo-Tec sound deadener. Took just under three rolls to do what's visble.
I used the old wood floor to make a template for the 1/2" plywood. Takes two sheets, due to the width.
Since I don't want screws showing through the floor, the floor is secured down the driver's side with a few screws into the section concealed by the inner and outer rocker panel. The cargo door entry area is held down by strips double-stick taped to the Thermo-Tec and screws through the plywood and into the strips only. The rear section will be held down by the bed frame.
The bed frame is a mix of both 1"x2" and 1"x4" pine. The side rails rest on the wheel wells and are screwed into the ribs on the walls. The height of the bed was dictated by the wheel wells (obviously), but I didn't want to cheat it any lower since I'll have to forward-facing sub boxes under there too.
There will be a center leg on the center brace and two legs on the rear brace, equally spaced. I'll build add those this week.
I don't really know what I want to do with the underside or the rear face of the bed yet, so nothing has been permanently installed yet. All screws, no glue yet.
I do have the forward face mapped out in my head. I didn't want just a straight, flat section for the front of the bed. In order to make the bed look a little less like I did it at home with 2"x4"s and to help the future concealment of speaker grilles, the arced face was probably the first idea that came to me for the entire interior project. When the face is skinned, it will have a grille cloth section from end to end, and probably some lights in there.
The depth of the bed from front to back also required two sheets of plywood. From the peak of the arc to the rear edge is 52". The two sections meet at the middle brace, which is two 1"x2" rails screwed and glued.
Beginning the template for the partition.
That's where we are as of today. I'll post more pics as it progresses.
I started by cleaning and painting the floor and wheel wells. Next, I put down a layer of Thermo-Tec sound deadener. Took just under three rolls to do what's visble.
I used the old wood floor to make a template for the 1/2" plywood. Takes two sheets, due to the width.
Since I don't want screws showing through the floor, the floor is secured down the driver's side with a few screws into the section concealed by the inner and outer rocker panel. The cargo door entry area is held down by strips double-stick taped to the Thermo-Tec and screws through the plywood and into the strips only. The rear section will be held down by the bed frame.
The bed frame is a mix of both 1"x2" and 1"x4" pine. The side rails rest on the wheel wells and are screwed into the ribs on the walls. The height of the bed was dictated by the wheel wells (obviously), but I didn't want to cheat it any lower since I'll have to forward-facing sub boxes under there too.
There will be a center leg on the center brace and two legs on the rear brace, equally spaced. I'll build add those this week.
I don't really know what I want to do with the underside or the rear face of the bed yet, so nothing has been permanently installed yet. All screws, no glue yet.
I do have the forward face mapped out in my head. I didn't want just a straight, flat section for the front of the bed. In order to make the bed look a little less like I did it at home with 2"x4"s and to help the future concealment of speaker grilles, the arced face was probably the first idea that came to me for the entire interior project. When the face is skinned, it will have a grille cloth section from end to end, and probably some lights in there.
The depth of the bed from front to back also required two sheets of plywood. From the peak of the arc to the rear edge is 52". The two sections meet at the middle brace, which is two 1"x2" rails screwed and glued.
Beginning the template for the partition.
That's where we are as of today. I'll post more pics as it progresses.
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