I'm terribly sorry for not updating for such a long time. This summer has been so incredibly busy and I have longed for the Cordoba so many times. I've reached kind of a situation where I really need to get the gearbox down in order to continue, but it's quite hard to do without help.
I wanted to start to pull some of the interior out to see how the floor looks so a couple of months ago I started to remove the front seat. The seat belts needs to be removed in order to lift the seat out(they won't slip through the sofa) and they are fitted with bolts through the floor.
Problem is, below the floor are several pieces of steel plates with the purpose of absorbing heat. The bolts are behind them so they need to be moved to be able to remove the seatbelts from the floor. The cardan shaft is just below the plates and I can't squueze them past. Also the exhaust pipes are obstructing.
Removing the gearbox and exhaust will "unlock" several possibilities to work further on the car.
Finally, my good friend Jocke will visit this weekend and the first priority is to get the transmission down so after the weekend, pictures will be posted.
Thanks for staying with me!
Glad to hear you going to get back on it.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure about those front seat belt anchors? You are talking about where they attach to the floor? I believe they are driven from the inside out (what you see under the car is a plate and nut that are welded on to the floor).
Inside the car, at the end of the belt, you should find a cover something like this.
http://www.classicindustries.com/mopar/parts/md160.html
If you lift it up (it opens like a clam shell), the bolt attaching the belt to the floor should be inside. Cut and paste these links to see photos of my '77 with bucket seats.
A word of caution...that's a 35+ year old piece of plastic trim you will be bending back. Do it on a warmer day, and be as gentle as you can be with it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/DynoDave/CORDOBA/FrontSeatBeltAnchor002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/DynoDave/CORDOBA/FrontSeatBeltAnchor003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/DynoDave/CORDOBA/FrontSeatBeltAnchor007.jpg
Good luck with your project.
DynoDave