Bolts in Floor?

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Bolts in Floor?

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This may be stupid question no. 6 in a series of 1000 but what do the 4 bolts in the rear passengers footwells do? They don't appear to hold anything on or is this some dodgy special to clemantine?

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Post by rayofleamington »

There should be some either side to hold the ends of the seatbelt. If yours had different seatelts fitted - then changed it could easily be from that (it is better to fit a nut/bolt in the spare hole so the MOT man doesn't get confused)
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Post by paulk »

These are extra to the seatbelt holes and there are 4 in each rear footwell

all have bolts in (look like standard morris items 1/2") and the bolt holes pattern on both sides seem to be the same ( rectangular about 11" x 8.5" betwwen centres)


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Post by rayofleamington »

So you still have the original static belts then?
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Post by paulk »

'Fraid so but appear to have 2 different models so 1 must have been changed at some point

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Post by fweddy »

is this some dodgy special to clemantine?
Might be! Although I can't really compare with my only saloon. Be thankful you have some steel to bolt through, mines almost a flintstone car for the back passengers.
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mines almost a flintstone car for the back passengers.
Be glad that it is 'almost'. I daren't lift the carpet on the Raymobile as I'm sure that is what is holding it together :lol:
You know it is rotten when the seats touch together at the top (crossmember collapsed and the torsion bar is now levering against the seats!!)
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Post by TerryG »

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You dont fancy welding a new floor in it then ray?
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Post by rayofleamington »

You dont fancy welding a new floor in it then ray?
Well I'm bidding on a second hand car roller on E-bay so I'm not going to rule anything out. The Raymobile is realistically 'way beyond saving' but life is boring if one is always realistic :lol:
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but life is boring if one is always realistic
I have not thought of that view before but you are quite right Ray.
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Post by Matt »

Paul out 1926 morris t type is called Clemantine....
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Post by paulk »

I'm still deciding whether clemantine is going to stick but coloured British telecom / council yellow it tends me towards buttercup /clemantine or saffron.

I'll try and sort out a piccy of the bolts

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