Rear Seat Delete help - 93 Fox 5.0 (GT)

kdezines said:

I have considered making the kits out of something other then wood, but I have found nothing even close to the price of the wood. Sheet metal to have any strentgh would have to be at least 1/8 thick and at that thickness it would weigh more then the 1/4 kit. Plus the cost of cutting the metal is more labor intensive. I looked at plastic, but then again, plastic is even more expensive.

If someone has any suggestions on what material that would be light weight and inexpensive, then please tell me. I'm happy to consider all options.

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90mustangGT said:

You could just grind down all studs and have carpet molded to the surface of the floorboard.

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enyawix said:

Use fiberglass man!
"No smog pump, no ac compressor, no back seat, fiberglass hood, fiberglass fenders, fiberglass trunck."

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90mustangGT said:

I think I just walked into a bar fight.

Anyways (ducks beer bottle thown by Speeds8erM-1) the way to remove the seats is easy, just unbolt anything that holds the seats in. The seat's actuall weight is minor, but after you take out the brackets, seatbelt assemblies (ducks chair thrown by kdezines) the weight starts to add up. While you are at it, might want to take the backing off the carpet and remove some the the sound deadening material. You'll drop over 100 lbs easy with all this.

As far as the finish (dodges kdezines as he is thrown by Darkwriter77 and Phatdaddy) you might want to keep it light if you want weight reduction. You could just grind down all studs and have carpet molded to the surface of the floorboard.

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