Reducing weight while increasing cargo space?

[Gordinho80]

Thoughts?

[HARDTRAILZ]

I think I would try to keep the side panels, but it does look like more room with the carpet and seat out.

Maybe some herculiner on the floor and try to hide or move some of the wiring.

[foosh]

Um bud, is that your truck... What's going on? I'd be working on more functional things first like steel bumpers.

[MrSmithsTB]

That gives me some fun ideas, but they all involve keeping the back seat.

[Trail X]

Can you please post a picture of the passenger side wheel well area?

[Gordinho80]

Me thinks JD has the creative juices flowing....

I'll get you a bunch of pics later, James.

[bgwolfpack]

Interesting where you're going with this, but you still can't fit a 4X8 sheet back there, can you?

[Philberto]

I see a lot more cubby holes than they cut out of the plastic for us!!! I love nooks! and crannies!!! Time to rip out the carpet and panels and hopefully put them back before my girlfriend sees it!

[Philberto]

Oh, and if you are looking at permanently removing the rear seats, then I'd suggest taking out that vent in the rear and turning it into a drink chiller... just put a door on it , seal it, and put a grating to keep stuff from going down the vent... then close the door and crank the AC!

[Gordinho80]

This isn't a permanent thing... this is the result of spilling food in the cargo area.

A little shrimp in garlic sauce spilled back there, and the sauce got into an area that is a nightmare to reach by hand but a piece of cake for liquid.

If you look at the pic I posted earlier, you will see the little slits and holes running parallel to the rear weather strip... well, those holes drain out to an area that does not have natural drainage... There are 2 drain holes, one on either side of the truck, behind the rear bumper cover... but it will only drain if you remove the plugs. The fluid sat in this crevice... stinking up the entire truck. I only managed to drain it today, cause I didn't know about this stupid area... WTF!!!

[bgwolfpack]

Just an idea.

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[dirtychevymama]

Sweet^^^ I have a rubber NF mat back there but I am liking the raised edge!

[staticfusion]

just my $0.02, i like the rubbered floor idea, but for max cargo, leave the seats out and try to angle the sides to cut out the wheel well edges, just what id do if i did that

[Gordinho80]

I love how what was intended as a joke thread, has actually opened up to a discussion regarding cargo covering...

[staticfusion]

lol well i thought it was serious, jw, what are you doing with your rear seats?

[Gordinho80]

I took out the rear seats so that I could remove the carpet, to clean up the spilled food...

[staticfusion]

haha keep it that way lol

[bgwolfpack]

Joke? You mean that cargo liner for a Dodge Caravan won't work??

[The Roadie]

I swear I'm going to open a can of Roadie-brand Whoop-Ass on noob post whores or folks who don't type in English sentences.

[janesy86]

I got a cargo liner in mine so I don't get the carpet all effed up since I use my TB for work and always have rock/sand samples that can spill..

But back to the topic.. you get that food smell out from where it was hiding?

Hahaha don't forget that 'hammer of ban'!!