[FC] that @#%$ seat

[Rad Davis]

Hi all,

I was taking the middle seat out of my '65 Greenbrier tonight.  I think 
that of all the things about my Greenbrier, installing and removing the 
middle seat the one I dislike the most.

The fitment I have involves four carriage bolts and four wing nuts with 
assorted washers.  Getting the heads of the bolts, all of which want to go 
different directions at the same time, in or out of the keyed slots in the 
floor is a task that never takes less than five minutes, and frequently 
involves giving up and undoing one or more wingnuts entirely, then 
reattaching after getting a hernia or slipping a disk getting the awkward, 
heavy, and simultaneously floppy seat out of the van.

Has anyone improved on this?  Am I missing some important part of the 
system that makes the chore less burdensome?  I seem to install and remove 
the seat at least twice a year, and always misestimate the time, effort and 
contortion required...

As it is, it's a powerful argument for having a corvan (or rampside) to 
haul things, and a greenbrier to haul people.  Unfortunately, I don't have 
room to stash a second FC...



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Rad Davis:                                        rad.davis at comcast.net
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