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Old Dec 22, 2019 | 10:46 AM
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Seat mounts repairs

Any one have pics or cheap reliable repair for fixing where the bolts attach to the body mine rotted with floor board and have to be repaired.
do the new floor boards come with the tabs attached?
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Old Dec 26, 2019 | 09:26 AM
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Re: Seat mounts repairs

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Any one have pics or cheap reliable repair for fixing where the bolts attach to the body mine rotted with floor board and have to be repaired.
do the new floor boards come with the tabs attached?
The only safe and correct repair is to replace the bracket along with the rotted section of floorboard. The floorboard is available as a new reproduction part, however the set mount bracket is not available new. It would need to be sourced from a donor car. All of this needs to be welded in.


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Old Dec 26, 2019 | 10:44 AM
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Re: Seat mounts repairs

Thanks for the reply. One in your picture a fabricated one or is it off a donor looks very clean.
inhave a 91 I can use as a reference to attempt and fabricate my own hopefully there no change between 84 and 91 on design.
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Old Dec 26, 2019 | 01:00 PM
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That was the original bracket from my car. I had to remove it in order to replace that section of floorpan and then reinstall it. Drill out the spot welds and then plug weld it back in using the drilled holes. Also, trace an outline with a marker before removing it so it goes back exactly where it should and your seat bolts up correctly.

They should be all the same between 82-92 and should be relatively easy to find a rust free one from a donor car. A hardtop car would be the best bet for finding a rust free bracket.

I would not fabricate one. For safety reasons, it's very important the seat mount is as strong as originally designed. You don't want the seat breaking away from the floorboard in an accident.
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Old Jan 5, 2020 | 10:43 AM
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Thanks for response. I’ll look around I know I have some camaro junkyards around here I’ll have to ask for price would a Flux core 211mp work or should I go with a solid core.
i have decent knowledge arc welding just bought a mig To experiment with and getting hang of it
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Old Jan 5, 2020 | 10:55 AM
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Re: Seat mounts repairs

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Thanks for response. I’ll look around I know I have some camaro junkyards around here I’ll have to ask for price would a Flux core 211mp work or should I go with a solid core.
i have decent knowledge arc welding just bought a mig To experiment with and getting hang of it
A flux core mig welder should work, it just will make a bit of a mess with the flux and the weld will not be as clean. A solid core wire and shielding gas will give a cleaner weld.
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Old Jan 5, 2020 | 05:19 PM
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Re: Seat mounts repairs

I have a 91 GTA that I am parting out, I'll check and see what the rails look like. Do you need both sides?
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Old Feb 6, 2020 | 10:21 AM
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From what I see it's just driver primary working on getting my 91 roadworthy first just looking at ideas would like to get a his and hers setup once I teach my wife how to drive manual
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Old Mar 13, 2020 | 09:24 AM
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Re: Seat mounts repairs

So getting a 94 camaro had idea of if I can use the frame mount on the 4th gen considering the seats are bolt in ?
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