bretcopsey
12-21-2007, 08:51 PM
I'm working on a full floor replacement to get rid of the previous hack job done by a "body shop." Half pans were used previously and they were not installed well. The seat frame supports were cut up pretty bad as well as not being installed level.
In getting things together to do this, I've contempated buying new seat frame supports. However, I'm not going to use the stock seats. My question is this-I know the seat frame supports add structural stiffness to the floor. Would it be sufficient for me to instead use some 2"x2" tubing or something similar to construct my own design that would be a custom fit for my seats? I'm thinking two bars per side-one each for front and rear of the seat. The ends would be cut to fit at the appropriate angle, and each end would have a floor plate like what is used with a rollbar at the rockers and tranny tunnel. I would weld nuts inside the tubing for mounting the seats. I'll also have through the floor style subframe connectors.
Thoughts?
In getting things together to do this, I've contempated buying new seat frame supports. However, I'm not going to use the stock seats. My question is this-I know the seat frame supports add structural stiffness to the floor. Would it be sufficient for me to instead use some 2"x2" tubing or something similar to construct my own design that would be a custom fit for my seats? I'm thinking two bars per side-one each for front and rear of the seat. The ends would be cut to fit at the appropriate angle, and each end would have a floor plate like what is used with a rollbar at the rockers and tranny tunnel. I would weld nuts inside the tubing for mounting the seats. I'll also have through the floor style subframe connectors.
Thoughts?