Part 2 of the seat mounts involves modifying the floorpan so that the rear bolts in the seat mount frame can bolt to a flat and reinforced section of the floorpan. As stated in the previous post, the safety standards state that each attachment point must be reinforced by the use of a plate of not less than 50mm x 50mm x 3mm thick.
I bent up some pieces of sheet metal to replace the corrugated sections of the floor and after removing the reinforcing sheet for the factory seat bolts (their position is indicated by the rust patch in the pics below), I tacked and welded those pieces in. Note the evidence of part of the messy welding job next to the new plate that was done to the shell previously. If only I had the Lincoln MIG before getting this work done - I could have done a better job myself.
Once those pieces were welded in, the seat mount frames were bolted in place with a 120mm x 50mm x 3mm reinforcing plate with 8mm nuts also welded in place - for adherence to the necessary standards.
I bent up some pieces of sheet metal to replace the corrugated sections of the floor and after removing the reinforcing sheet for the factory seat bolts (their position is indicated by the rust patch in the pics below), I tacked and welded those pieces in. Note the evidence of part of the messy welding job next to the new plate that was done to the shell previously. If only I had the Lincoln MIG before getting this work done - I could have done a better job myself.
Once those pieces were welded in, the seat mount frames were bolted in place with a 120mm x 50mm x 3mm reinforcing plate with 8mm nuts also welded in place - for adherence to the necessary standards.
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