Todays task, was to remove all the floor bolts from the crew seats in the back. To see if there is enough of the free flooring, from my last post, I need to lay it down on the floor space it needs to fill. Unfortunately the front and middle seats in the back were in the way. So my plan was to get all the 'difficult' rusty bolts removed that fixed the seats through the floor. There were two 17mm bolts fixing each seat to the floor. I sprayed each bolt from underneath then used a mix of spanners, clamps and ratchets to hold the bolt from underneath while I attempted to undo them from the top.
If this brings to mind that brillant scene in Only Fools And Horses where they have gone in to the chandalier renovation business at a big posh manor home, and Grandad is upstairs undoing the Chandalier while Del and Rodney are bracing themselves underneath. It turns out Grandad was undoing a different Chandalier ! He wished they'd told him, because he was working on the other one :P.
Well, yes, that did happen, I clamped a nut underneath, then started undoing the wrong one on top and was cursing that it never seemed to undo ! At least it didn't have the same consequences as the Chandalier ! :). Just made me feel a bit stupid, which isn't hard to do !
Well, once I'd removed all the bottom bolts, it didn't take too long to undo the two 17mm bolts on each seat that were attaching them to the side wall of Nina. At least they weren't rusty inside !
Quick reminder of what the seats look like in situ. Very good design.
And once the 4 bolts were removed, the seat slid away from the wall and voila !, a space appeared where it once was :).
This one, showing all the seats now removed, and lots of space. The two rear seats will now be sold off to raise some more conversion funds. They would be ideal for a works van that needs the occasional seat belted seat for a co-worker or family or friend. With the ability to fold away when not needed and freeing up space for using the van for carrying stuff. If anyone is interested, please do get in touch, I'll be looking for £30 a seat.
As you can see, even stacked on top of each other they don't really take up much room. I do have the exact measurements when folded up or fully out if anyone would like them.
Well that's about it for tonight, I'm hoping to lay the flooring out on Saturday and put my mind at rest that I have enough, so no doubt we will all have our first glimpse of what the flooring will eventually look like. I also want to fit the brackets for the blinds in three of the five windows where they will be installed. The remaining two, the bulkhead window and the sliding side door window need a bit of framework built on them to accept the brackets.
I love all the planning and building :). Hope when she is done I enjoy using her just as much ! :).
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