Bench seat rail - structural?

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   Need some advice please. I have an F reg tin top with twin sliding doors. 
It also has a bench seat instead of a single passenger seat, which I believe is original. 
Behind the seats (where the bulkhead would be in a regular van) is a bar that spans the van. It's fully welded and painted in the original van paint.
Does anyone know - is this bar structural?...perhaps because of the twin sliders?. We were thinking of removing it to create a walk-through.
The bar does hold the back of the bench seat up - but I wasn't sure if that was its only purpose.

TIA!

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stargirl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Aug 19 Location: Devon Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote stargirl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Bench seat rail - structural? Posted: 08 Aug 19 at 16:26
	Need some advice please. I have an F reg tin top with twin sliding doors. It also has a bench seat instead of a single passenger seat, which I believe is original. Behind the seats (where the bulkhead would be in a regular van) is a bar that spans the van. It's fully welded and painted in the original van paint. Does anyone know - is this bar structural?...perhaps because of the twin sliders?. We were thinking of removing it to create a walk-through. The bar does hold the back of the bench seat up - but I wasn't sure if that was its only purpose. TIA!

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	It’s just there to hold the twin seat back upright

stargirl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 Aug 19 Location: Devon Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote stargirl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 19 at 10:46
	That's one seriously over-engineered seat bracket, but good news for our plans. Thanks for your reply.