Nina...
This is a one-person job, provided you can find a way to hold the seat
bottom frame securely. The best way is in a vise but I have also seen it
done clamped to one of those "Work-Mate" tables. Then you need a pair of
vise-grips to grab & pull the hooks. There is no way of making the rubber
more pliable without damaging it. You'll find one person can stretch the
rubber quite far enough so long as the seat is held securely, giving you
something to pull against.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
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> From: Nina Barton <ninab@scoresheet.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: MGB Seat Diaphragm
> Date: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 9:51 AM
>
> Since I can't afford new upholstery right now and am tired of sitting on
> the floor of my MGBGT, I decided to try and replace just the seat
diaphragm
> (the black rubber model). Anyone have any good ideas on how to stretch
the
> rubber to fit (thought about heating, but have several of the hooks
> attached already and don't want to put the whole seat in the oven), or
ways
> to make the rubber more pliable? Or do I simply need to clone myself to
> get the job done? Thanks in advance. Nina
>
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