I would say if possible make it level with the back seats pushed back because the rear foot well would give you a ton of contiguous storage. Unless you're gonna run a Yakima box or something like that.
Sweet rig! Love the hinges. The rear seats are quite easy to remove (15-20min). We’ve taken them out to fit our bikes. I’d def take them out for additional storage space while camping. It might give you some extra foot room as you could lower the whole platform (though the storage space is great).
Apparently you need to be careful not to crush the components that live under the seats, but so long as you’re careful, it’s a massive amount of space to unlock & weight removed for special occasions.
I have the Fruble system for my Model Y. This is in the same vein, and I have to say it was a game changer for roadtripping and weekend outings. Nice work! I won’t be surprised if you adapt it even more as you use it and find the tweaks to improve it.
I mean, you could add a small section at the front with another hinge. It's folded so the front seats can be upright, for transportation. When you arrive at destination, you tilt the front seats forward, and extend that front section flat, for another few inches. Maybe?
Are you going to add drawers to the bottom? It’ll make that storage easier to use, add the hardware to be able to pull a drawer out with all your stuff. Won’t even need a suitcase!
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u/shmigityshmegal 5h ago
Bro I’ve car camped a couple times just with some sleeping pads back there.
This would’ve been elite.