Dog mod

Now I that I think of it, this would be an excellent idea for a sub box. IMO, no normal size human being can sit back there anyways, so might as well make a nice flat platform for your pups and add some thump too.

 

Hey you would you be interested in posting the measurements? It looks great and my dog has the same issues with staying on the ledge. It would help me figure it out a lot quicker.

Thanks

Chris

 

You know the shelf that is back there can come out. The cab is square at the bottom with just the center hump. Thats what I would do if I was putting a sub box in and didnt need the back seat. The back seat is not good for reg size people, but my sisters kids love to ride in my truck so I leave mine empty and intact. They love Tacomas too.

 

No problem....

Total width...51"
Drivers side depth...12"
Passenger side depth...11.5"
Center console notch was cut inward (towards back) 2" for a width of 7"
Center console notch edges 22" from either side
Front leg length 7"
Rear leg length 6.25"
Legs set at 12" from outer (left and right) edges of platform

I set the depth of the drivers side specifically for my seat adjustment, and cut the passenger to be a bit more shallow in case somebody in shotgun might need a bit more leg room than me (I'm 5'10"). The rear leg height is perfect, lines up very well with the existing rear deck. I might shave a quarter inch off the front legs as the platform has an ever so slight upward tilt toward front of vehicle.

Setting the legs @12" from the outer edges puts them perfectly centered in the middle of each floorboard, which will have greatest stability, in my opinion. However it does render the under-the-platform-storage basically useless as you have two legs right in the biggest potential storage space. I may modify this.

I also cut angles on the front outer edges just to allow the seatbelts to operate more freely.

 

A few more pics....so you can see design a bit better


You can see where i goofed here and had to attach a small "leveler" piece of wood on that front leg


Drivers side


Passenger side


Here you can see the slight difference in passenger vs. drivers side depth



And the end product...happy pooches. Although they weren't happy that I had them just get in the truck for a picture and then back to the yard

 

^^ Thanks for That...as soon as I can get it crafted ill post some pics so you can see your design in another Tacoma..

 

Built mine today it is awesome thanks for the idea

 

x2

 

Nice job I would like that just for putting grocerys in and what not, how much you got invested, where did you pick up the carpet?

 

Outstanding job! Great pic!
Hey is that a Flatcoated retriever on the right?
Lost my flatcoat "Jake" in 06, had him for 16 years. Miss him daily.
Great work sir!

 

I had some 1X2's laying around so didn't have to buy them, bought a sheet of osb plywood for ~$9, and got the roll of carpet for $12 at OReillys Auto. Call it 25 bucks. They had many different colors of carpet, wish I would have gone with the grey color. The brown carpet matches the seats but I found out that the carpet color in the "oak" interior is more grey than brown.

 

Hey just wanted to let you see what your mod looks like in my truck...im a bit taller 6'1" but the idea is the same. let me know what yall think...thanks again for the idea

 

oh and of course, i give my dog more space and she scared of if so she still squeezes on the original platform!!

 

Very nice. Haha thats funny about your dog...she will come around and thank you later!

 

Does the platform move around much without any weight on it? LOOKs Good!

 

Surprisingly no. I thought it would be, but its really stable and doesnt move around.

 

ITs solid in there because it is confined on all proximities...

 

I don't take my dog in the cab of my truck with me anywhere, but this did get me thinking. I could really use something similar to this, but more as a box with hinged lids. Basically it'd make extra storage cubbies for rarely used items that I want to keep in my truck and still allow me to stack stuff on top of it. Probably won't go through the effort, but it's a cool idea.

 

What kind of carpet did you use and where did you get it?

 

Just some speaker box carpet that I picked up at OReillys