In a message dated 5/2/99 5:09:45 PM !!!First Boot!!!, BobMGT@aol.com writes:
> I just got done re-doing the driver's seat on my 71 B. I used parts from
> Moss: foams, diaphragm, and seat upholstery kit. I used a diaphragm
instead
> of webbing because the original seat had a diaphragm. Now my seat is TOO
> HIGH! My legs are pressing against the steering wheel. I can't drive the
car
>
> this way! Before the renovation, I had a very comfortable fit. I'm only
5'8"
>
> so it's not my physique that's the problem. The new parts don't look that
> much different. But, I noticed the new foam is stiffer. Also the new
> diaphragm is way, way, way tighter than the original one. It seems more
like
>
> plastic than rubber and does not want to stretch. The little embedded
metal
> bars that the hooks attach to bent into V's under the strain. Has anybody
> else run into this problem? Does Moss have a Email address?
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
In reply to my own message, I have worked out a solution (not a great
solution) and I am on the road again. I re-attached the diaphram with two
hooks in series on two adjacent sides. I got the extra hooks from the old
diaphram. Also, I reused the old seat foam. It had some tears and was frayed
in places so I patched it up as well as I could with contact cement and duct
tape. I found that duct tape will stick to foam very well if you use 3M spray
adheasive on the foam first. I just hope the old foam holds up a while
longer.
Mike Robson suggested using the webbing instead of the diaphram, and shaving
1/2-3/4' off the bottom of the seat foams. This sounds like a better solution
to me and I'll try it next time.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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