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Mystery holes in passenger floor |
doug_b_928 |
Jun 18 2017, 07:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
I have a couple of mystery holes in the passenger floor shown below. I'm sure they're for something, but I don't recall removing anything that attached there. What are they for?
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Garland |
Jun 18 2017, 07:25 AM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,327 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Cant recall the reason there, there. But two rubber plugs belong there.
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doug_b_928 |
Jun 18 2017, 07:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
Interesting, thanks. I wonder if Mark has them.... If anyone has a pic of what they should look like please post them. Thanks!
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Krieger |
Jun 18 2017, 08:05 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,702 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
You could use a little seam sealer.
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doug_b_928 |
Jun 18 2017, 08:14 AM
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True.
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gms |
Jun 18 2017, 08:18 AM
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I would weld them up they are not needed
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doug_b_928 |
Jun 18 2017, 08:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
Yeah, I wondered about that too. I'm a bit of a stickler for originality, but this will never be a concourse car.
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rgalla9146 |
Jun 18 2017, 09:53 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,545 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
They let the water out.
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doug_b_928 |
Jun 18 2017, 12:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
Interesting. I think they were covered in tar. I guess they were thinking the water would still find its way to the holes under the tar and drain out...
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euro911 |
Jun 18 2017, 12:32 PM
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I wonder if the same type of rubber drain nipples they use in the front trunk were originally installed there? 914rubber sells repros (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif)
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doug_b_928 |
Jun 18 2017, 12:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
Hmmmmm.....Also makes me wonder why they didn't have drain holes on the driver's side (at least I don't recall seeing any). Maybe they figured water would run down the pedal cluster bolts (and sit in the pedal support bracket and rust it away).
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rgalla9146 |
Jun 18 2017, 05:37 PM
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Mikey914 |
Jun 18 2017, 06:18 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,638 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Put a set of front trunk drain tubes in there. They will keep the water from splashing in. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
http://shop.914rubber.com/Front-Trunk-Drai...m?categoryId=-1 Attached thumbnail(s) Attached image(s) |
doug_b_928 |
Jun 18 2017, 06:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
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Hold on a second. I don't mean to say the holes are original.....they're not. But.... people have been known to put holes in wet cars to allow the water to drain. It is a strategy . Or a tragedy. [/quote] That's actually a bit surprising. The holes appear to be the same vintage as the other untouched parts of the car, the factory tar with original paint was covering them, and they don't look like they were drilled after the fact (no burring). Are we sure that these aren't factory? If they're not supposed to be there I'll weld them up for sure, but they really do look original. |
euro911 |
Jun 18 2017, 08:02 PM
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Put a set of front trunk drain tubes in there. They will keep the water from splashing in. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) See post #10 Mark (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) http://shop.914rubber.com/Front-Trunk-Drai...m?categoryId=-1 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
Garland |
Jun 18 2017, 10:16 PM
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doug_b_928 |
Jun 19 2017, 07:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
Great, thanks very much for providing the photo of what it should look like. Yours look new. Did you use one of Mike's plugs from somewhere else, make them,...?
Your picture solves another mystery about which I forgot to ask. The hole that appears to have been pried open (circled in your pic below)... my car looks exactly the same. I had planned to hammer and dolly that back to flat, but now it appears to be original (one less thing to do). Is that hole for drainage? |
mepstein |
Jun 19 2017, 07:24 AM
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I'm pretty sure the red circled hole is for drainage in the gas tank area.
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doug_b_928 |
Jun 19 2017, 07:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
Makes sense. Looks to have been a bit of an after thought on Karmann's part.
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rgalla9146 |
Jun 21 2017, 03:18 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,545 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
What year is the car ?
If they are original I'd guess they would be on a '75 or '76 Something to do with the EGR counter ? I just saw that the '75 in my garage has one of them. The one closer to the wheelhouse. My '70 has none. Am I half right ? |
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