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435 viewsThe floor. Slider door edge trim removed, folding table removed, forward carpet trim screws removed, and the cut made along the forward edge of the rear seat.
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422 viewsSheet of plywood with carpet glued to it removed. Exposed are additional plywood pieces that everything is screwed into. Note that these pieces of plywood are screwed to the Bus floor. I really don't think it's necessary but luckily only a couple screws were used.
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425 viewsClose-up of the pieces of plywood.
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420 viewsAll wood removed, exposing the bare Bus floor. Thank goodness rust was very, very minimal!
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455 viewsClose-up. The black plastic plugs are for seat belt mountings. The attachment points for a 2-person or 3-person seat are there in the middle, just waiting to get used :-)
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420 viewsQuick video of how to place the mounting hardware.
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449 views2-person seat installed, yeay!!
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422 viewsLoosely held in.
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415 viewsOnly 6" of leg room in the rear seat. I fit but I'm skinny. No problem for children, however, to fit in the back as the rear bench seat/bed is rather deep.
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441 viewsThat's a yard stick. There's 15" of leg room there.
   
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