All the seats in the CWV were attached to these brackets that were bolted down with these huge bolts. They didn't have the tool size we needed to remove them at the Home Depot so SBF ordered one from the Internet. Unfortunately, that one was too big. Grrrrr. However, that man is super handy and made do with another tool.
The brackets were like this ...
And this ...
The tool we needed was one just a little bit smaller than THIS one.
All the bolts and brackets pulled!!
The moment we've been waiting for. (Well, one of the moments.)
It wasn't as bad we expected. Lots of dirt, some pens, an old SweetTarts packet, but otherwise pretty good.
The emptier it gets, the more exciting it is!!
Oh! And some random plants were growing under there. Apparently moisture can be a big problemo with these vans, so if this is all the plant life she grew (no molds!) then we're doing pretty good. We haven't pulled the carpet from under the front seats year, but that's happening soon.
The next steps are more cleaning, some sanding, and addressing the rusty spots.
