Date:         Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:25:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Peter Johnson <johnson@SAW.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Peter Johnson <johnson@SAW.NET>
Subject:      Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
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Aha!  So that's how my extra chair is supposed to be fastened down!  I
bought my 85 Westy GL last year and it came with the extra captains chair
(looks like it had never been used).  One of the POs laid down a new piece
of carpeting and hid those tracks from view.  The carpet is actually stained
and kind of crappy so I might have to rip it out and see if I can put the
extra chair back in...

Yet another morsel of knowledge gained from this great list!

Peter J
'85 Westy GL


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair


> on 7/11/01 10:47 AM, Steve Arbaugh at sneakers@oz.net wrote:
>
> >
> > Bill: take a look at this: http://www.oz.net/~sneakers/Westy1.htm for
pictures
> > of the tracks and such in my '85. If this helps, great. Yes, it sounds
like
> > you need to sink the tracks into the floor, as they are flush with the
floor
> > in mine. Also check the underside of your van for the bolts that they
fasten
> > into, they should be there, just covered up from the top side.
>
>
> steven, you da man.  my floor looks NOTHING like this.  where you have
three
> pieces of flooring separated by two tracks/covers, i have one single piece
> of flooring with the grey crosshatched vinyl.  where you might have screws
> coming up from the bottom of the floor, i simply have boltholes plugged
with
> VWOA's finest black plastic carriage bolt.
>
> so, this begs the question:  are the tracks and covers and associated
> hardware available from our illustrious list vendors or (in)famous private
> party parts people?  we are looking for them, obviously.
>
> great pics, i've bookmarked it.  do my eyes deceive me, or does the white
> channel fit well over the vinyl thus pinning down the floor along the
> channel edges?
>
> thanks very much.
> bill
>