<VV> Floor pan stops

[Craig Nicol]

Oh, you have that style.
If your seat cushion has a loop on the bottom, it sounds like you have a
later model seat or possibly one from a different model.  Cars with the oval
hole in the floor require a seat with an "S" shaped catch on the bottom, not
a loop.  I've attached a photo of a '65 coupe rear seat cushion.  You will
be able to see it in your direct copy of this emai, Les, but thanks to the
mailman software, it will be stripped for the VV version.  You will have to
find the right seat bottom to match the floor configuration. Sorry to bring
you the bad news.
HTH, Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: Les [mailto:corvair at mts.net] 
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:21 AM
To: Craig Nicol
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: Floor pan stops

Thanks Craig,

Looks like my problem is that I don't have any hook! Just an oval shaped 
hole in a bracket welded to the floor, one on each side that lines up 
with the loop in the seat bottom. I assume the hook is supposed to bolt 
into the oval hole and can be adjusted side to side to match the seat loop.
(This is a convert so the rear seat back doesn't fold down.)

Les
corvair at mts.net

Craig Nicol wrote:
> Les asked:
> Working on my '65 Corsa cvt that I've never seen assembled. Reading the
body
> manual, the rear seat bottom is supposed to be pushed back and underneath
> the "floor pan stops" at the front of the rear seat. All I have at that
> point is a slotted hole in a bracket welded to the floor. I assume there
is
> something that bolts into that hole that the rear seat bottom snaps under.
> Does anyone have a photo of what needs to be in that hole? I may even have
> the part here and not recognize it.
>
> Thanks,
> Les
>
> Craig replies:
> No, the hook on the floor is all there is to it.  There's a wire "loop" on
> the bottom of the seat cushion that is held down by the hook.  It's only
> half hard to get the loop into the hook but it's usually a real bugger to
> get it back out.
>
> 1) Fold the seat back slightly forward to create extra room for the
cushion.
> 2) Push the cushion as far to the rear as possible. Bump it with you knee
if
> needed.
> 3) Look under the cushion and you will see that the loop has to go back
> another 1/2" or so.
> 4) Place the tip of a wide screwdriver on the loop to concentrate force
and
> push on it to get the loop back far enough to pass the end of the hook and
> drop down.
> 5) Repeat on the other side.
>
> HTH, Craig
>
>
>   


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