So awhile back I asked about for rear seat deletions.....Lot of you spoke up about the ones you can buy. Those are nice but nothing can be stored or set on them due to thin material. So I set out on a quest of sorts. My back ground is Construction Engineering but also am a Master Cabinet Maker and Master Carpenter. SO....I removed the seats as shown in videos from all over the web and the back seats and begun my conversion process.

So I reused the the slots where the clips for the seats were inserted at. I took a stove bolt and ground it into a T. It is held in place with lock washers thus allowing for the 2x6 block that is shown in photo 1.

The valance for the front lower took alittle scribing and working with a laser to come up with the right contour. This is shown in photo 2.

I used cabinet grade 3/4" birch plywood for the decking and also the backing. To attach the decking to the valance I used a peice of aluminum angle bolted to the valance and then bolted the deck to. Photo 3.

Photo 4 shows the notch cut into the deck to allow of main center strut of the car frame.

Photo 5 I cut holes to allow for storage in both wells where the seats were originally.

Photo 6 show the inspector Noid showing what he does best....sitting around.

I bought my carpet from Stockinteriors.com out of California. The carpet is the same Black carpet used in the 14 Mustang interiors. I ended up buying 9 feet of carpet to complete the project. Photo 6 and Photo 7.

The two photos showing the doors open and doors closed. The finger pulls are recessed. The doors rest on 2 inch alum along the corners. So now I can store things in the wells as well as allow for access to the gas tank too.

Total time from start to finish if I had all the material present was about 16 hours. I am planning on having a stamping of the Mustang either out of satin Copper or satin Stainless mounted to the back decking.

 

Nice job - very clean install! Expect it'll creak or make any noise over bumps, etc.?

 

Wow! Well done! Any idea what the whole thing weighs?

I love the built in storage... That's definitely one of the things the mustang is lacking in.

 

So was the delete just to reduce weight? Isn't birch on the heavy side compared to white wood?

 

I need to do this if for no other reason than the comfort of my dog. He is not a fan of the hump in the back seat. Going to make it a winter project.

 

This. I thought the whole point of a rear seat delete is to reduce unnecessary weight when tracking or just because 'adding lightness' makes cars faster.

This, to me, would seem to defeat the purpose pretty quick.

Again, just sorta curious, it's a very nicely done job.

 

Very clean install, you obviously know what you are doing and produce some exceptional work. However, i really see no point to this for any performance reasons.

 

Well done! I'm sure your dog will love it.

 

Well, the mascot seems really happy about it!

 

I originally looked at why did they put seats in the Mustang to start with? My youngest son is 17 and when he rode back there, I quote "I won't ride back there ever again even in my worst nightmare happens". He said no leg room, no head room, so I pondered why would you have seats back there. I looked at the rear seat deletion kits but all were nice but then again wasting space and nothing could be set on them. I bought the Mustang as my mileage car. I get very good mileage on the highway with her somewhere in the high 20's. So in my quest to lose weight I dropped the stock "boat anchor" mufflers and went with Borla stingers, changed out the air filter to a KN performance filter stock box for fresh air intake. Then came the losing the seats for weight. Granted that the Birch cabinet grade plywood has a weight to it, but also a purpose too. White wood cabinet grade plywood for rigidity and non-shrink/warping is not easy to get as birch is the cheapest. I use birch on custom cabinets if they are to be painted or client does not care for grain pull thru on stain finish.
I did the rear delete because it makes the car look alot more as the Mustang should look. I know back in the 60's and 70's the car was alot bigger interior wise but still a mustang is a two seat car....I also was in the need of storage so those bins are in use now.
Thank you for all the comments about it. I thought I would share what I did with everyone. If you need any help or what exact material i used and how, let me know.

 

Sorry - double post.

 

Really? Because they work in a pinch, allow you to carry kids safely and lower your insurance rates.

 

Spoiled whiner. In HS we'd often have 5 (sometimes 6) in a '65 2+2. And the driver was 6'6".

 

My girl is 7 and my wife is 5'6 They fit fine.... On the passenger side. lol.