Now that the seat brackets are done, I can work on the floor board. But first, I needed to patch up a few rusted out spots. And if you haven't guessed it by now, tedious rust repairs are the name of the game. On one hand I want to show every aspect of what it takes for me to bring a 40+ year old car back to life, but on the other hand, I don't want to bore the five people who are following this thread. Which is why I've cut out a lot of what I've done, and have now started putting together picture sequences in an effort to make them more appealing. So I guess I'm sorry if I'm boring you guys, but this is just what it takes.
First up, seat belt pocket. Big rusted out hole... apologies for the bad "before" picture.
Next, the rust in the footwell. Which I had to remove a portion of the drivers side frame rail to get access to. It just blows my mind that whoever repaired the car last, thought that this was an acceptable repair of something structural on an automobile. Each time I see this picture, I shake my head in disbelief.
Now, the rust in the footwell. For some reason, I actually like repairing these spots. Sure, some of them get frustrating or it becomes mundane, but this one for instance, was fun to do. At least for me.
Alright, now I can replace the floor board. After a bunch of test fitting, I began to weld it in place.
Once the floor board was in, I welded in smaller pieces in the corners to fill in the gaps. I followed this up with cleaning up the interior a bit.
Then, just like the passenger side, I mounted the seat to the seat brackets, placed it in the car and tacked the brackets in place.
Now that I know they're in the right spot, I welded them in place for good.