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Water Leakage in Floor of Vintage

FM Former Member
Hello All. I could really use your knowledge to help me find the source of a water leak that invades my carpet behind the front seats. The car is a turnkey Vintage being used as a daily driver. I've urethaned all around the floor pan and body including the holes for the brake line and starter cable.

I've pulled the carpet up as well and can't find the source behind the seats. Everywhere else is dry including below the seats, in front of the seats, the sides, and the tranny tunnel. It is only wet on the floor behind the seats. I've also silconed the seatbelt bolt holes and the other two symetrical holes near the bolts on each side. Thanks for your help.

Dave Leland
Nashville, TN
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FM Former Member
Hello All. I could really use your knowledge to help me find the source of a water leak that invades my carpet behind the front seats. The car is a turnkey Vintage being used as a daily driver. I've urethaned all around the floor pan and body including the holes for the brake line and starter cable.

I've pulled the carpet up as well and can't find the source behind the seats. Everywhere else is dry including below the seats, in front of the seats, the sides, and the tranny tunnel. It is only wet on the floor behind the seats. I've also silconed the seatbelt bolt holes and the other two symetrical holes near the bolts on each side. Thanks for your help.

Dave Leland
Nashville, TN
FM Former Member
Dave what you might check is right behind the seats where the fibergalss shell fits over the back end of the pan. What I found was road spray from the rear tires was being thrown against the cockpit in the tire wells collecting and running down soaking my carpet. Well what I actually found was rusted out floor panels that I replaced last fall after five years of road spray keeping the carpet padding wet. I fitted some aluminum flashing sealing the edges in the wheel wells to block that soucre of water. Have kept a closer eye on that and no probs have developed so far.
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