Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:23 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
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Chris,
It's pouring down rain here (finally) so I'm going from memory a
couple of years , but I'm trying to determine if there was one length
of rail made for nonwesties and another length made for westies.
the ones I have came from a GL. I have a westy. If I were to install
my rails without trimming them, they would extend under the stove
cabinet an inch or so. Since I have never seen a factory installation
of these in a westy, I am not sure how it was done or it it makes any
difference.
Question: if you don't need to remove cabinets, and you are suggesting
the use of a radial arm saw, are you saying that the floor will come
out without removing cabinets?
When I got my westy in 2003, the floor was the only thing installed in
the rear cabin. the rest was in a heap and I had to figure it out. But
I've never had to consider removing the floor. If it comes out with
the stuff in place, then great, this is what I need to know before
getting started.
I was hoping to have a good excuse to pull the stove cabinet, as the
LP fridge setting won't stay lit underway and I need to check it out
anyway.
Thanks,
Jim
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
> its been done many times before.. i have some grey or tan ones w/ floor
> tracks if anyones interested. easy way to make your westy into a 6
> passenger.
>
> all you do is drill up thru the dummy plastic bolts that fill the seat
> tracks holes under your van. then you take a radial arm saw and set it to
> the thickness of your plywood subfloor. then cut strips wide enough for
> the metal seat track rails to lay into.
> THERE IS NO CABINET REMOVAL NECESSARY!!!!
> all vanagons, weather theyre passenger vans, or panelvans, or westfalias,
> they ALL come with the welded on nuts under the floor for mounting the
> middle seat tracks.
>
> the westys came with dummy plastic bolts to fill these holes. you can see
> them from under your van. drill up thru them and thats where your track
> will be..
>
> its all about measuring.. but there is no cabinet removal necessary..
>
> chris
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