<VV> Curiosity Question & maybe Trivia

Ron F Hinz ronh@owt.com
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:15:21 -0700


Not a chance as the nuts are under the floor pans and close to the front of
the seat.  They are welded to the supports, not the pans.  And, a 5/8 bolt
is too big for seat belt hardware.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan@skiblack.com>
To: "Ron F Hinz" <ronh@owt.com>
Cc: <VirtualVairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Curiosity Question & maybe Trivia


> Seatbelt bolts?
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Wednesday, August 11, 2004, at 12:45 AM, Ron F Hinz wrote:
>
> > In the floor supports of a Lakewood I'm working on are some big 5/8"
> > square
> > nuts, one on each side.  They are welded to a reinforcing plate which
> > in turn
> > is welded to the inside of the support channel.  What are/were they
> > for?  My
> > initial guess is that they were used for retaining the body during
> > manufacture
> > but since the support channels themselves are not attached very
> > securely
> > except to the floor boards, this doesn't make much sense.  Anybody
> > know?  Note
> > that the 5/8" is the bolt size.
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