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Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board...

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:01 pm
by fj20spl311
markjhatch wrote:Cool! Want one... Although the wife would probably run screaming from the car if she saw it on her side... She keeps asking about air bags...
AKA "Crumple Zone" for your feet?

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board...

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:23 pm
by spl310
markjhatch wrote:Cool! Want one... Although the wife would probably run screaming from the car if she saw it on her side... She keeps asking about air bags...
I do too. Sadly they are extremely rare. HRC-DAT was making some down under, but they were very pricey. No longer on their website.

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board...

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 7:10 pm
by BarryC
H and R Restorations still has them. I was there recently and they mentioned that not all available products are on their website yet. They have some great products, very well made, especially the radiator cross brace which I have on my wish list. I know some that have put this on their car and they are mightly impressed. If you're doing a restoration it's worth talking with them about this and their other products.

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Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board...

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:35 pm
by spl310
Exactly what problem is the radiator cross brace supposed to solve?

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board...

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:32 am
by mraitch
maybe something to with 'flexing' - mighty spendy whatever it do

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board...

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:42 pm
by redroadster
markjhatch wrote:Cool! Want one... Although the wife would probably run screaming from the car if she saw it on her side... She keeps asking about air bags...
95- 96 XJ Jeep Cherroke had a purely mechanical airbag , no electronics
put one in/on the glove box door.

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board...

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:00 pm
by dbrick
markjhatch wrote:Cool! Want one... Although the wife would probably run screaming from the car if she saw it on her side... She keeps asking about air bags...
Take a deep breath just before impact.

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board....

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:34 am
by ed B
Speaking of floor holes- does anyone know why there are 8 holes in the floor (on each side), but only 4 are needed for the seats?

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board....

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:42 am
by mraitch
They are there so that you may reposition the seat rails of you want a bit more leg-room. They should be covered over with "tape" on the outside to stop water coming in.

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board....

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:56 am
by ed B
Ok thanks. Thought maybe that might have been the case but figured the sliding rails gave a good range, however my legs are not long so if you are tall I guess the extra 2 inches or so might help.

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board....

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:20 pm
by Datsun.David
I just bought a super grooovy after market foot rest out of Japan... should have it soon. Will post pics on arrival.

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board....

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:22 pm
by devo

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board....

Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:32 am
by FergO2k
We (driver) have pedals and the dead foot pedal to brace us in the twisties. The passenger does a lot more sloshing, so my experience is that they (being PC and saying "spouses") tend to get a bit queasy, and that ends the day. If you can brace yourself back in your seat, it helps with this.
Both Z cars and 60's Ferraris had these as an aftermarket option.
zcar footrest.jpg

Re: What is the purpose of these holes in the floor board....

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:41 am
by DnCrs13
"Cool! Want one... Although the wife would probably run screaming from the car if she saw it on her side... She keeps asking about air bags..."

I once told my wife that she was the airbag. She has a great sense of humor, but it did not go over well. I do not recommend trying it.