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Subject:Re: Mounting jump seats in 87 Westy
Date:Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:49:33 EST

In a message dated 2/11/06 2:50:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rgolen@UMASSD.EDU writes:

>
> I just purchased a passenger side jump seat for my 87 Westfalia. I have
> all of the mounting hardware, except the two "cups" on the floor that the
> seat frame slide into.
>
> Mounting the seat into my Westy looks fairly straight forward, except the
> little "cups" on the floor. I looked at the floor of the Weekender that
> the seat came from, and the "cups" are welded to the floor.
>
> Does any one have any suggestions or advice as to what I can do to the
> floor to create the "cups" for the seat frame? Or, better yet, anyone have
> a URL explaining how to upgrade a Westy to a jump seat?
>
>

ric, there is tons of info on this in the archives, including a nice big
flame thread incited by yours truly, over the need for those "cups".. but it's all
there for the reading..

chris