The Long Slow Friday - Part 2:
Then it was finally time to bolt the seats into position…
So I set up the spacers, thinner at the front…
And thicker at the rear.
With the same set up on both sides.
Although for some reason, one of the spacers needed to be filed out a bit so it would clear the bolt.
I spent ages struggling to fit the seats by myself and it was just not possible single handed.
So I roped in my wife to help me when she got back from work and it was still a struggle.
In the end, I removed the fibreglass spacer from the rear, in case this was causing the problem.
I also enlarged the holes in the floor
slightly to give me a bit of wiggle room.
I didn't want to waste my wife's time, so I agreed to call it a day at 7.30pm, win, lose or draw.
By now I had abandoned the passenger seat to see if I would have more luck with the driver's one.
I'd got three bolts in eventually, but the last one juts wouldn't catch cleanly.
Typically, my final attempt before giving up for the night worked.
So I my wife could go back inside, while I tightened all four bolts up.
I used a normal allen key and my super sized one.
So 4 hours and 30 minutes after I started putting the spacers on the floor, I had finally managed to fit one seat.
Hopefully I will have the energy to do this all again tomorrow, when I attempt to fit the other one.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
