Replacing rotten floorboards

[Jelly]

Hi
A quick question - my floorboards are pretty rotten and, as I have to install seatbelts to licence the car here, I'm planning to replace them with some marine ply. Can I do this without having to take much else apart (don't really want to start taking the rest of the body to pieces)? I've got Malcolm Green's book, but he doesn't give any detail on what's involved.
Thanks

[Gene Gillam]

Yes, you can...there's only a few screws holding them in place. I don't recommend you attach your seat belts to the floorboards though unless they only have to be there for looks and not safety...although how much safety can there be in a TC?

[Tim Jackson]

After removing the carpets, seats and gearbox cover, use the old boards as templates for the new ones. Apply plenty of exterior wood stain, and use tee nuts to secure the seat rails.

[Jelly]

Thanks Gene
Planning to secure the seatbelt anchor points to something more sturdy, but they need to go through the floorboards.
Thanks

[Jelly]

Thanks Tim, that's great.

[Steve Simmons]

For seat belts, I found an existing hole in the frame beneath each seat bottom. Perfect for mounting the outer half of the belt. On the inside, I reluctantly drilled two holes in the prop tunnel cover and secured the inner halves there. My reasoning is that there is a real danger in a heavy collision that the body will shift on the frame. If that happens, the seat will move violently (most likely forward) while the belt stays in place, and this can cause severe injury to your midsection. With one half of the belt secured to the sheet metal of the tunnel, this may allow the belt to move forward a bit with the body while still offering a reasonable amount of overall strength.