Just got my first Firebird this weekend - a '68 Firebird 400 (currently with BBC engine), 4 sp, etc. Was looking for the build sheet and trying to get the back seat out so I could look underneath. Wasn't coming out. Tried to pull the top of the seat back and felt a lever - pulled on the lever and the seat folded down. Guess it's a good news, bad news thing - couldn't find the build sheet, but did find an option that I didn't realize that I had. Curious to know - is this a rare option?

Thanks!

Scott

Scott,

Yes, the fold down rear seat option is pretty rare.

Tom

this is a rare option, but your build sheet should still be there...somewhere...maybe?
Guess you`ll have to find out how the seat bottom comes out of a folding seat car...I for one dont know...but I can try to find out...
or...did you get the seat out?

No, I didn't get it out yet and won't have time to give it another shot until this weekend. If anyone has any tips, please let me know. Have ordered PHS documentation, so should have more details when it arrives.

Thanks!

Scott

I`ll post the question to the "L" list and we`ll see if we can get you an answer how to get the bottom out.....
(mine is not fold down...)

If I recall correctly, it comes out the same way as standard seats. One problem is that it can take a real gorilla monsoon to get the seat to unclip. Because I'm not a gorilla monsoon, I often have to remove the seat by folding/sliding the front seats forward. Next, I weasel myself in a postion so that I can apply pressure to the lower seat with one foot, then kick the seat with the other foot.

Let me get this straight, If you pull out the back seat, you may find the Build sheet? I never heard of such a thing.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Let me get this straight, If you pull out the back seat, you may find the Build sheet? </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yes, thats where I hear they find them ...(not me though)but I may not have looked to close when it was out , didnt know at the time.... and some say even in the underside of one of the front seats, but mostly rear...
and if you read Amervos post ,you`ll see why I didnt pull it a 4th time...LOL (replaced seat belts)
its very unlikely I have any use of it if its there , I think its not there ,because my interior was changed from green to black over 10 yrs ago..(not by me)so possibly not even the seats from my car?

I found a build sheet under the rear seat. I had the seat out a few times over the years and didn't see it. After reading that it could be there, I removed the seat and found it tucked up under the springs and behind the cardboard sound deadener.

I dread removing that rear seat. A couple times I used towels to protect the front and rear seats then put plywood and 2x4 pieces in place and a 2x4 lever to push the seat back and out of the floor brackets.

this was a response from the list:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The bottom of a fold down rear seat is the same as the bottom of a regular
seat,so same removal process. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hope that helps...

Well, the good news is that I was able to pull the bottom seat out. Was pretty easy once I pulled the carpet out of the way; was able to manipulate it some then.

Bad news - no build sheet.

Oh, well, I guess I'll have to wait for a few days until my PHS documentation arrives.

Thanks for all the input.

Scott

you can also check in the backrest, under front seats....
no build sheet , oh well, I dont have one either...but I did get my PHS...

I'll check the backrest, but my front seats are non-original, so no luck there.

Scott

Maybe youll find Bjorns under your front seat, Scott.