Haul 4'x8' sheets inside

[Beamer]

Like many on this forum I have been trying to figure out a way to haul 4x8 sheets of plywood inside my TB. I came up with this simple frame made of three 2x4s to raise the sheets up above the curves at the bottom edges of our rear hatch area and clear the wheel wells. I notched them as shown in the pictures so they can be taken apart and are easy to store and carry. I don't have a full 4x8 sheet laying around for a nice picture, but I think the pics below will suffice.

Frame in rear hatch area.


Frame fits nicely between rear floor compartment lid and tie downs in floor (so you can strap in the sheets).




Make 2 of these, dimensions in pics.






Make 1 of these.






This is a scrap piece that is 45.5" wide to show that 48" should fit.






Clears the wheel wells also.




My thumb shows where 8' (from underside of backseat folded up) sticks out.


Gotta be better than hauling them on the roof or borrowing someones truck!

[chevycrew]

If you make the rear seat bottoms quick release with pins it will give you another 4" of floor space. My 75" long mattress now fits with the rear gate closed and seats all the way back.

[DirtyBacon04]

thats a pretty smart idea Steve... Got any others?

[chevycrew]

I may not invent the wheel! But ill use em!

[Beamer]

If you make the rear seat bottoms quick release with pins it will give you another 4" of floor space. My 75" long mattress now fits with the rear gate closed and seats all the way back.

My rear seat bottoms are removable, I just kept the left seat bottom in for illustration purposes. I am not computer savvy enough to paste the link here, but I documented how to make the seat bottoms quick release in Completed Mods...

[Beamer]

Worked like a charm!
I just hauled a sheet of 3/4" MDF that was 49" wide and it fit nicely inside. It was snug to both wheel wells, but cleared the weather stripping on the lower corners of the rear hatch opening.

[DAKR]

Such a simple and freakin awesome idea!