Passenger foot well metal work, what is this for?

[JayMac]

I need to patch in some metal and was trying to figure out how it is supposed to look. Lifted this from someone here's thread (thank you).  What is the metal tab for in the left corner of this shot? Mine is attached to a piece I plan to replace. What is this? Do you need it?

 

 

[AustrianVespaGuy]

If your talking about the sorta U-shaped thing on the rocker, then that's the factory jack points.  Original lead-screw jack in the trunk fits right in there and allows you to crank up that corner in order to change that tire; a frequent necessity with the level of rubber and production quality of tires back in the 60s!

[tech71]

Huh, I'm guessing it may be a retention point for the lower edge of this:

 

Edited November 11, 2020 by tech71

[JayMac]

Sorry, this picture from my car is wrong. I understand the jack points in the rockers but it is the plate or tab the look like it is held on by three rivet in the first picture on the firewall side of the footwell to the left of the seam

[esty]

my guess is that he's asking about this....

 

 

[02Les]

The factory put them on there for good reason. What the reason is is a mystery. Usually missing from refurb'd cars.

 

[JayMac]

1 hour ago, esty said:

my guess is that he's asking about this....

Yes to that. Too stupid to know how to circle items.

Thank you!

 

 

[lowniss37]

that tab is put there to cut down the tires when they shred from driving on a flat. Long pieces of tread can do some real damage. Just think about getting whacked by a bass guitarist 3 foot long mop when they are head bashing  

[Mike G]

It’s a rust collector. I cut mine off on the drivers side when working in the area. I think originally it was used in assembly to attach the car to the production line (maybe, allegedly). 

[NickVyse]

Those tabs aligned the shells on the production line, and then trapped dirt and moisture and rotted out the floor.

[JayMac]

16 minutes ago, NickVyse said:

Those tabs aligned the shells on the production line, and then trapped dirt and moisture and rotted out the floor.

They worked great!

[Mike Self]

2 hours ago, NickVyse said:

Those tabs aligned the shells on the production line, and then trapped dirt and moisture and rotted out the floor.

+1.  They had to serve some kind of purpose, or the pfennig-counters wouldn't have allowed an unnecessary and frivolous addition to the car.

 

mike 

[JayMac]

9 minutes ago, Mike Self said:

+1.  They had to serve some kind of purpose, or the pfennig-counters wouldn't have allowed an unnecessary and frivolous addition to the car.

 

mike 

Totally agree so you can't discount that they were thinking @45 years later they could get a bunch of us to be devoting time to something we can't explain, very interesting!

[NickVyse]

I think they squared up the shells on the trolleys that ran on rails. Not clear here, but easy on the imagination

 

[MitchaPaLoOza88]

35 minutes ago, NickVyse said:

I think they squared up the shells on the trolleys that ran on rails. Not clear here, but easy on the imagination

 

If only I could figure out how to lead those rails into my garage.