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Rear Seat Footwells
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Steve Sampson
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RV4 Footwell plans.
There is a dimensioned plan in the 24 years RVator book. I used that. Footwells came up just the other day in this thread which gets you to pictures of mine.
Someone I think used RV8 wells and got standard parts from VANS, but before you do that I suggest you check the dimensions. On the -4 they are very critical.
To make life simple I have put a copy of the plan in my blog where I made the footwells. If you go here and scroll down to 22 & 23 June '06 I think you will find everything if you are interested. Double click the picture to read the small print.
Good luck!
rv4fly said:Anyone have any suggestions about making the rear seat footwells for the RV4.
Didn't Van's used to sell them?
Thanks
rv4fly
There is a dimensioned plan in the 24 years RVator book. I used that. Footwells came up just the other day in this thread which gets you to pictures of mine.
Someone I think used RV8 wells and got standard parts from VANS, but before you do that I suggest you check the dimensions. On the -4 they are very critical.
To make life simple I have put a copy of the plan in my blog where I made the footwells. If you go here and scroll down to 22 & 23 June '06 I think you will find everything if you are interested. Double click the picture to read the small print.
Good luck!
smokyray
Well Known Member
Well digger...
Steve,
I installed rear passenger footwells in The Bandit back in 99' using the plans in an old RV8R issue. I removed the panel from the floorboard, cut the holes and pop-riveted the footwells together and attached them to the floorboard. The entire mod took about 4 hours. One important gotcha is the depth of the footwells. If you follow the RV8R plans they will rub the aileron pushrods once installed. I made mine 1" shallower than the plans and had no worries.
I highly recommend the footwells, one of the best mods I ever installed on The Bandit. .
Rob Ray
RV4 formerly.
HR2 Currently
F16 till Sept...
Steve,
I installed rear passenger footwells in The Bandit back in 99' using the plans in an old RV8R issue. I removed the panel from the floorboard, cut the holes and pop-riveted the footwells together and attached them to the floorboard. The entire mod took about 4 hours. One important gotcha is the depth of the footwells. If you follow the RV8R plans they will rub the aileron pushrods once installed. I made mine 1" shallower than the plans and had no worries.
I highly recommend the footwells, one of the best mods I ever installed on The Bandit. .
Rob Ray
RV4 formerly.
HR2 Currently
F16 till Sept...
