Jackson0927

------------------------------------Progress 04-11-2011-----------------------------

so just have a couple little things to button up, mainly the gap where the consoles meet up. and gotta make a padded slip cover for the dog to lay on to keep it lookin fresh

wow now what am I gunna work on now ............... ?
thats for reading, your support really means a lot.











------------------------------------Progress 03-01-2011-----------------------------

so I got the seat in looks pretty good. fitment is slightly less than I expected but it's not that far off by any means.

- 350z console runs into the wire rods in the rear seat (took box out for temp. fit. see pic) and the g35c console is no where near fitting, but i could tell that from pictures

- the back of the seat to about 4-5 inches too tall (saw that coming) the problem lies that unlike the bottom half the the seat which is only foam and plastic the back is composed of big steel bars, wood and a lot of wire rods. the back is very very heavy unlike the bottom half. In some of the pics I pulled the bottom of the seat out a lil to close the hatch. (dad came over to see and he thinks i shouldn't cut the back up and I just leave it pulled out at the bottom.) see pics

- got the plastic plugs off a g35 for the bottom of the seat but they are too small. shouldn't be too hard to fix (see last pic)

- asked them for 2 other brackets that I thought held the bottom half. they dont hold anything. guess they are just guides for the seatbelts. so other than these plugs(that are too small) the bottom is only held down by back half

really excited to start my interior side panels tonight.


picture time!!!











---------------------------------Original Post (12-28-2011) -------------------------
Let me start this out with PLEASE DONT HATE, I love my car as a 2 seater. 4 seaters are for moms, and have no intention of building this for HUMAN PASSENGERS. (Although if she were hot enough I would throw her in the back)

Ever since I removed all the plastic in the rear I wanted to cut all those stupid flippin cubbies out along with those horribly positioned speakers. I can't believe people custom fab up all these crazy sub boxes and amp panels that fill the entire trunk area to the top, or that nissan wasted all that valuable space with these boxes.

my vizsla (dog) rides with me literally everywhere. goes to work with me, runs errands with me, EVERYWHERE!!! most of the time I got her posted up on the front seat but when i have a passenger she has to get in the back, and goes back there quite a bit more now that she is growing bigger.




So with my z sittin in the garage all the time i though about this..........
(sorry if i used your photos, i found some of these on here)
Incase you weren't already aware or how much space its actually under there
more than i want to cut out but wow!
(pictures removed march 1, 2011 irrelevant)

I more or less want to cut out the glove boxes and speakers. I have no intention of removing any of the rear strut brace, but cut out exactly as seen below. I got a pretty good idea of how I'm gunna fab up the lower seat for something one-off and super clean. As well as some panels for speakers. It even looks like that pan is molded for a pair seats

My one question is i've only seen this removed in the case of a roll cage. The frame for it all is tack welded in but i don't think it holds any structural support. would I need a rear hoop or for harness bar to help hold through the middle of the car? looking for input

heres a rough idea of something I tried to get out in illustrator. looks nicer in my head. colors may change

marques1

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lol, cool concept. This thread should get interesting rather quickly.

sry110

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If you can figure out how to manage the structural support, I think it's an awesome idea. Especially if it's geared toward dogs and not people. A+ for creativity at this point!

AutoDetour

I'll bit on this one. This will be interesting to follow, Good luck OP.

CRIDDA

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Cux350z

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sell your car and buy a g35, g37 or 2+2 300zx.

dkmesa350z

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Beautiful Viszla. My girlfriend and I plan to get one when we have a yard. Any comments or tips about the breed?

Good luck with your project. I look forward to progress pictures if you decide to go forward with it.

Jackson0927

"sell your car and buy a g35, g37 or 2+2 300zx"

i knew i'd get that one. sorry like my z way too much. more about having something custom sometimes

Jackson0927

ya sickest dogs ever!!! get one with good hips and at least a couple acres to run. or learn to like walkin.

bbs350z

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this is interesting, not necessarily in a bad way either. im curious to see what you plan on doing with the structural support. im subscribed, and +1 for taking it on yourself and having a bit of creativity.

GT-Rob

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There is an enormous amount of space wasted in the car. I think they told the engineers "make it like the old 240z", but didn't take into consideration the car is so much bigger than the old ones, so they had to fill it with something (ridiculous strut bar, "glove box", etc). Its an interesting design, but a complete waste of usable space.


I like your idea, however its quite a bit of custom work to make it nice (I assume you will carpet most of it). You also lose any cubby, which does get annoying, trust me. Not sure you tall you are, but there really won't be that much space left over once the seats are back. Ill second the "just go buy a G35", since I doubt you will actually go through with all of this :P

cheshirecat79

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That's what happened. Silly strut bars and structural rigidity. You could have filled the rear of the car with back seats and a small refrigerator. I mean, seriously.

juju

I have not the first clue how to do this, but I just wanted to say I support the idea and wish you luck! This would be very creative and nice if done correctly!

Toby-22

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no hate, any dog lover is cool by me

im sure this can be done but i suggest just getting a beater

omsin523

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Looks interesting, Im in for updates. Gl

Entaille

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no hate here. glad you aren't naive and think you can fit a human back there when you're finished. looks interesting, would like to see the results.

Barnabas

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I doubt there is that much structural support by the cubbies

I think if you cut it out and finish it all out it will be pretty sweet for your dog

crsracing19

im in for results

WTFMike

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Didn't Nissan make a 2+2 version of the 350z in Japan? I swear that I read that they did.

davidv

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With 2 dogs you may want to avoid black carpet and upholstery.