You could use the bolt holes for the rollbar on later cars for anchorage and
drill some other holes back there for additional anchorages. I don't think
you'll have to cut anything, just some drilling. BUT it does awfully windy
back there!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Murphy" <solex67@hotmail.com>
To: <ambradley@yahoo.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: Another one of Daniels crazy ideas-Putting a third seat in a
later model 2000
> The battery was acutally located under the third seat in a pocket. On my
64
> 1500, the battery has been relocated to the trunk. The package shelf on
the
> 64 1500 is pretty small and is higher than the shelf in the later cars.
>
> I kind of like the fact the package shelf is missing. Since I do not have
> the third seat installed it give me a ton of room back there. Great for
> carrying things and such.
>
> I can't imagine it would be a good idea to cut the package shelf for a
third
> seat. Structural integrity aside, it would take one hell of a good
> fabricator.
>
>
> Andrew Murphy
> 64 1500
> 67 2000
> SoCalROC
>
>
> From: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com>
> To: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@hodge.sfsu.edu>,
datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Another one of Daniels crazy ideas-Putting a third seat in a
> later model 2000
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:05:22 -0700 (PDT)
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> From datsun-roadsters-owner@autox.team.net Thu Apr 12 13:13:54 2001
> Message-ID: <20010412200522.16079.qmail@web13402.mail.yahoo.com>
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>
> Would laws regarding forward and rear facing child seats apply to
> sideways seats? What do current laws say about the king cab pickups
> with sideways rear seats?
>
> I've never owned (or even looked closely) at an early 1500 but believe
> the shelf was actually much higher as it housed the battery. This also
> made it impossible to fold the top down, thus the need to disassemble
> and stow in the trunk.
>
> Maybe this is a reason to buy a three-seat 1500?
>
> Adam
> '70 1600
>
> --- Daniel Neuman <dneuman@hodge.sfsu.edu> wrote:
> > Hello All,
> > Last weekend at the Stanford Nissian meet I was talking to a few
> > fellow roadsterites who have recently had babies. There was some
> > lamenting
> > going on because there is no way to carry two adults mommy-daddy and
> > a baby
> > in a roadster at the same time. That got me to thinking what about
> > putting in
> > a third seat in a later model car. Is there a difference between the
> > 1500's
> > frame/body and a late model that would automatically make this
> > impossible??
> > I have not been under my car recently so I don't remember exactly
> > whats under
> > the package shelf. Would it be possible to cut out a rectangular
> > section of
> > theh package shelf and then weld in some sort of sideways facing seat
> > form (made
> > out of sheet metal and whatever approiate re-inforcing) that would be
> > jsut
> > big enough to hold a child up to ~10yrs old but also be big enough to
> > hold
> > a baby now with the car seat?? Wouldn't that be neat-o?? This way
> > mommy and
> > daddy and baby can still enjoy nice days and the roadster.
> >
> > What do you guys think??
> > Daniel 69 2000
> > SF CA
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