Jump over to the Events Forum, to post events -- new ones or the ones we have been enjoying for some time. Look to see what's been cancelled or postponed.
Hello I have a 1953 Chevrolet 1300 - the Canadian version of the 3100 (or so I am told) I have been working to get my truck on the road. I discovered what looks like a factory hole in the floor pan under the seat. Ok - why is it there? What use does it serve? Is there supposed to be a plug that goes in it? Sorry for all of the dumb questions. I am still a newbie... and not sure who locally has an old beauty 1300/31oo to ask. Any help would be appreciated in identifying this? The picture attached shows the slot.
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Are you referring to the keyhole shaped slot? If so I have no clue. The only hole under the seat on my '51 is a bolt hole for a wiring clip toward the driver's side. There's also a 1/2" or so drain hole in the center of the depressed area under the seat.
Kevin First car '29 Ford Special Coupe #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] Busting rust since the mid-60's
I think I had a rubber-like plug in the hole in the floor under my 54 Suburban's 2-person seat. I dimly recall a vendor selling a replacement rubber-plug? - I think I am dreaming?
On my Macbook laptop keyboard (macOS using Chrome or Safari browser): - click on the photo/image (to display the image at "natural size) - move the cursor/pointer over the photo/image - press (at the same time) the command key and plus key (multiple times for more and more enlargement)
I am using a keyboard. I have no idea how to do that on a tablet/smart-phone.
Post the device, and the OS, and the web-browser software you are using. There would be different strokes for different folks/devices.
I have the same thing. The shape of the hole suggests that a bolt passes through the center and slides right or left for a hold down of some sort. Maybe it was used to hold the jack in place?
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
That figure from the FAM the OP posted looks like some sort of cover over the seat riser, and not the floor pan. But maybe that's just an optical illusion or a drafter that didn't draw it correctly. The figure on the next page looks more like what I have, but it's for the big bolts. Again, I don't have a hole shaped like that in my floor pan under the seat. I went out and confirmed when I replied last night.
Makes sense if it's some sort of hold-down slot for something (jack, etc).
On a Windows PC, you can enlarge by holding down Ctrl and hitting + On my iPhone, the picture opens in a new window and can be enlarged by the typical 2-finger spread/pinch thing.
Last edited by klhansen; Wed Dec 11 2019 09:02 PM.
Kevin First car '29 Ford Special Coupe #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] Busting rust since the mid-60's
The picture is bad. My truck is in my fathers garage 40 miles away in Moose Jaw. I will pull the seat and take a real picture to get a better view. It does look like a key slot.. It is pressed into the floor pan. I am over there in the morning and will try to snap one. Thanks for your input. Brent
Didn't Denny Graham make a plug to fit that keyhole shape several years back? I always theorized it could have been there to hold up torque tube down the assembly line prior to engine installation or something related to manufacturing like that. It was just a guess though.
Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums
Originally Posted by Greg_H
I always theorized it could have been there to hold up torque tube down the assembly line prior to engine installation or something related to manufacturing like that.
My guess is it wasn't there to hold up the torque tube, as that was probably already hooked to the transmission and engine before the cab went on. But like you, that's just a guess, too.
Kevin First car '29 Ford Special Coupe #2 - '29 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. Newest Project - 51 Chevy 3100 work truck. Photos [flickr.com] Busting rust since the mid-60's