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Date:         Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:52:43 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Belanger <belanger@FLUID.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Belanger <belanger@FLUID.COM>
Organization: Fluid, Inc.
Subject:      Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
In-Reply-To:  <170.1bb4a38f.2b9d17e6@aol.com>
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BenTbtstr8@aol.com wrote: > I'm not sure what you mean by "inner most metal insert". The jumpseat > equipped vans have a welded in reinforcement in the battery box area with a > captive nut behind it. You can easily compensate for the lack of > reinforcement by adding thick wide washers on the back side of the > installation. The rear brackets are side specific. The mounting stud is > slightly off center. the floor brackets is not a simple tube. It's actually a > simple tube welded to a reinforcing plate. The plate gets welded to the > floor. Now if you are putting these guys on a Westy, your floor covering is > too thick to be used as is. You will need to either cut a spot where you can > properly mount the floor mounts or lift that section of floor before > attachment. It will totally make sense if you mock-up the install prior to > making any cuts or drilling holes.

Sorry I wasn't clear. I meant the floor bracket closest to the sink.

> As always, when asking these type of questions, you will need to specify > EXACTLY the year and model of the donor vehicle and the receiving one as > well. Otherwise, there are too many variables to consider. Thereby resulting > in incomplete or improper answers to your question.

Unfortunately, I don't know the origin of the seats, but they'll be going into a '91 Westy.

Thanks, MB -- _______________________________________________________________________ Mark Belanger - belanger@fluid.com


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