I think I have all these reinforcements too. It seems John is talking about
something more--some additional plate to keep your Brick from turning into a
Flintstone car (feet can go to the ground).
I located the "straps" last night. Thanks to the person that described them
in detail--I was looking for them as steel cables rather than straps like
those around the gas tank...and spent just minutes rather than hours/days,
looking.
Finally got the body off. ...This went very slow (4+ hours) because I was
not efficient, having limited experience. I could probably half the time
now that I know the optimal tricks.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Jim Pivirotto <jimp@CORP.FirstIndustrial.com>
Reply-To: Jim Pivirotto <jimp@CORP.FirstIndustrial.com>
To: "'Early, Stephen'" <Stephen.Early@mbna.com>, "Bricklin (E-mail)"
<bricklin@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: 74 support
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 15:17:55 -0600
that is what mine is too. #756 Pugs
-----Original Message-----
From: Early, Stephen [mailto:Stephen.Early@mbna.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 7:42 AM
To: Bricklin (E-mail)
Subject: RE: 74 support
Well, I went home last night and checked to see if what I posted yesterday
was accurate. Here's what I found on my '74, number four hundred and
something. Under the occupant area of the car is a plate at the front and
one at the back. The front one is against the lower firewall, supporting
the area behind the pedals. It wraps under the car about three or four
inches. The rear plate does the same thing, supporting the area behind the
seat and wrapping underneath it. The rear seat mounts bolt through this
plate.
The front seat mounts bolt through a metal brace that is about five inches
wide. This brace is shaped like a top hat if you look at a cross-section of
it. Kinda like this:
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There is also a frame cross member just in front of the seat's front brace.
Other than these metal plates and braces, the rest is exposed fiberglass.
Stephen I. Early
Portfolio Conversions
MBNA America
302.457.4788
800.441.7048 x74788
stephen.early@mbna.com
-----Original Message-----
From: John T. Blair [mailto:jblair@exis.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 5:19 PM
To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: 74 support
At 06:28 PM 11/6/02 +0000, Steve Owens wrote:
>That's interesting. I think the person who said he also didn't have was
>about serial number #800. I'm about #200. Perhaps there is a significant
>run of cars that didn't.
I'm not sure, but I think they all did. In past conversations with Terry,
the
the seats could pull through the fiberglass. Also, it would seem to me that
the steel reinforcements at the front of the floor should be there for
safety.
It would be too easy for something to get kicked up off the road and come
through the floor pan there.
It is entirely possible that these have rotted and were removed. (However,
with only 3800 mi. on one car - that's hard to believe.)
But if anyone wants the drawings, let me know.
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