Mike,
On my 1991 +8 the seat rails (sliding mechanism) bolts to 3" wide by 3/16
thick steel plates which are cut long enough to lay on top of the carpet and
extend the full distance between the cross members. These plates then have
a bolt which goes through them and the cross member lip under the wood floor
board. If I recall correctly (it was last winter when I had my seats out)
one of the bolts ( I believe the rear one) on each side of the seat goes
through both the seat slide and the steel plate, and the cross member.
There are substantial washers on the underside of the car between the nut
and the cross member. I agree that simply attaching to the floor wood is
not sufficient to hold the seat in the event of sudden acceleration changes
(in any direction).
Would the second cable be for the heater control? My car is EFI and has no
choke, but there is a choke type cable which runs to the rear top coolant
hose which controls the amount of hot coolant going through the heater.
Good luck
Gary Kneisley
1991 +8 R10432
Grafton, OH
At 09:15 AM 9/15/98 EDT, you wrote:
>I have a '79 Plus 8, partially disassembled that I am piecing together. There
>are 2 cables attached to the steering column. Both are steel flex cables with
>a sliding steel cable inside. One is obviously the choke cable, which works
>fine.
>
>I have yet to determine what the 2nd cable is for. The pull mechanism for the
>other cable has notches in it.
>
>Does anyone know what this 2nd cable does?
>
>Also, are the seat rails attached on the steel crossmembers in the front and
>the rear, or are they simply attached to the wood?
>
>I bought two really nice leather seats, but the rails do not extend from
>crossmember to crossmember. I can only attach them into the floor board which
>to me seems very weak. I' d rather be attached to the frame than to plywood.
>How do they come from the factory?
>
>Thanks to all for the response on my wiring loom question!
>
>
>Mike Nahar
>Miami, FL
>(305)252-1447
>
>'79 Plus 8
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