Bolting seats to the floor?

[jdbubb@ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Not a good idea to cut structure from your car. It may look like it's only
purpose is as a structural unit in a side crash, but it also supplies
torsional rigidity.
Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: Tobias >< <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 9:22 PM
Subject: Bolting seats to the floor?


>
> Any problems with this ... ? Is this how the race seats attach?
>
>
> The seats I would like to install come from a Porsche, have narrow rails,
> and would be much better sitting on the floor because I need to gain extra
> head room for a future endeavor.
>
>
> So can I bolt em to the floor? Can I remove the hump where there normal
seat
> bolts up to - I know I know, it's been mentioned that might be a
structural
> unit in a side crash, but I don't plan to get hit from the side, and I'll
> find some other place to add a support.
> I need that hump out of the way so the seats can slide forward.
>
>
> Tia,
> T
>
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