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In this project, a fiberglass box was made to fit snugly behind the drivers seat in a Ford ranger. Both the front and back were conformed peices, then joined together.

Driver's seat was removed to allow easy access to the area. The workspace was covered in tape, then foil. Everything else was covered in tarp/garbage bags to contain any leaks.

Fiberglass was applied the normal way. For all the sharp corners you see, thin chopmatt was used in several layers. For the flat area, thick weave matt was used. This was done because the weave matt builds up much quicker and saves tons of time and material.

This is a shot of the backwall curing. Notice how everything is taped off -- If you drip resin on your carpet it will cause irrepairable damage.

This is after the resin has cured and been removed. The tape and aluminum backing was removed from the structure, as well as all the tarps. This structure was put back into the car for fitting and to draw cut lines.

While the back wall peice was drying, this part of the project was done. This is the back of the driver's seat. Seat was covered in tape as well. For this portion, it was all weave except for right around the MDF ring, chopmatt was used in order to conform to the tight corners.

This is a shot of the back of the seat after it has dried and tape removed.

This is the two peices together and how it will look. The gaps around the edges will have fleece pulled over them, then fiberglassed.

The two peices together, and fleece hot glued in place.

Applying resin and fiberglass to the fleece.

After the resin has dried, we once again test fitted to double check clearance.

Shot with the seat closed.

 

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