So checking out some of the different ways you guys have been making beds to fit in the back of the E I was inspired to make one myself. So I popped out the backseats, did some measurement, went to home depot and this is what i came up with.
- 3/4" plywood for the top. (started with half inch I had laying around and it wasn't thick enough, and bowed too much.)
- 4 pieces of 2"x3". (I don't think 2x4 is necessary.)
-a few screws, and carriage bolts for one of the boards. (the reason being after the fabric was stretched the boards overhand the plywood and could not be stretched with the 2x3 screwed in place, and could not be screwed in after.)
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The full bed laid out.
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The rear piece of the bed. The rounded edges go in the back contour to the cars interior, and the 2x3 sits on the small storage compartment lip on either side.
The second 2x3 had to be notched out for the bolt it lays on top of.
The front piece, not pictures, also has 2 2x3's attached to it. One sits half on the edge of the board and it slides underneath the edge of the back plywood, and secures on the front of the rail where the rear seats latch into.
The front 2x3 lays across the seats, and so far seems like it will work out great! It is very sturdy.
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Next I covered the wood with cheap wal-mart sleeping mats, They created a good bottom layer before the foam to add extra support.
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Luckily, my uncle is an amazing upholsterer and sewed the fabric for the cover.
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Next lay the 1" foam on the two pieces. I could have gone thicker, 2 or even 3 inches, but foam is expensive!!
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Covered it in cotton stuff, i cannot remember the name of it.
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Stretched the custom sewed cover on, staple it up, then I covered the bottom in black felt I had laying around.
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- 3/4" plywood for the top. (started with half inch I had laying around and it wasn't thick enough, and bowed too much.)
- 4 pieces of 2"x3". (I don't think 2x4 is necessary.)
-a few screws, and carriage bolts for one of the boards. (the reason being after the fabric was stretched the boards overhand the plywood and could not be stretched with the 2x3 screwed in place, and could not be screwed in after.)
The full bed laid out.
The rear piece of the bed. The rounded edges go in the back contour to the cars interior, and the 2x3 sits on the small storage compartment lip on either side.
The second 2x3 had to be notched out for the bolt it lays on top of.
The front piece, not pictures, also has 2 2x3's attached to it. One sits half on the edge of the board and it slides underneath the edge of the back plywood, and secures on the front of the rail where the rear seats latch into.
The front 2x3 lays across the seats, and so far seems like it will work out great! It is very sturdy.
Next I covered the wood with cheap wal-mart sleeping mats, They created a good bottom layer before the foam to add extra support.
Luckily, my uncle is an amazing upholsterer and sewed the fabric for the cover.
Next lay the 1" foam on the two pieces. I could have gone thicker, 2 or even 3 inches, but foam is expensive!!
Covered it in cotton stuff, i cannot remember the name of it.
Stretched the custom sewed cover on, staple it up, then I covered the bottom in black felt I had laying around.
used to live in lincoln before too. 
