Backseat modifications

Sorry just to clarify, my ORS system is in the very rear of the vehicle accessed by the barn doors. The space I am referring to for modification is the area where the back seats usually are situated accessed by the rear passenger doors.

Mate

I had exactly the same issue with my previous Defender. I made up a section of floor at the same level as the top of the draws which infilled the section where the rear seat had been removed in front of the drawers. Worked so well I then build another level of shelf above the rear drawers at just the right height to accommodate our tucker boxes under. It was very easy to get gear in and out without it being stacked up in a big heap. Mind you the old fender was quite boxy inside so it made the job easier. I had the fridges located on the front shelf behind the seats so they were accessible from the rear side doors.
If you're a tad anal about legalities I believe you should have it re-plated to a 2 seater but we had it in that configuration for years without a problem. I only reinstalled the rear seats to sell the old girl and of course they were in pristine condition which was handy for the sale.

Cruiser ,
I had my GQ wagon for 16yrs an the back seats out for all of that time ,
made up a false floor to fit the fridge on , boxes of food , compressor etc.
under it was recovery gear , jumper leads , bag for tent ropes an pegs .
easy access to fridge through L/R door , works well for 2 people .
mechpete .

Its pretty easy.

Hi Cruiser74,

I too have removed the passenger seats in order to make extra room for those longer trips. This was done on a temporary basis only, but I'm pretty sure I've read that removing them permanently can present issues, eg. insurance and/or if pulled over by the police and things get a bit testy, because your car is registered or engineered for so many seats, but now has just two. Worth checking out the legislation across the various states too.

We remove the two rear seats and install a bed extension which we purchased from ORS with the drawers. There are rego issues. But you can get it approved very easily if left there permanently. We change the car a bit for different trips.

The vertical white bar is t=where I relocated the angled support. Gave us more room for a couple of 20 litre water bottles on the floor between the bed extension and front seats. Still heaps of roommunder the "shelf" for "heavy" stuff leaving the top0 for clothing, bedding and pillows. The stuff that wont hurt you if it hits you in the head. Thus no cargo barrier either.

Phil