Jeff - Re: "...seat dimensions....gaps...."
I went out and measured the seats on my '66 4/4 (which has a slightly
different seating system than yours, but is a two-seater), and found that my
seat bases are 19" long by 15" wide, and therefore are a tight fit between
the chassis crossmembers, and between the sill and tunnel. The seat bases
are not attached to anything, and lift right out. The (pneumatic) cushions
are exactly the same dimensions The top of the backrest fits flush against a
wooden crosspiece which bolts to each side of the tub with wingnuts sliding
in a slotted angle iron, to provide a bit of fore-and-aft adjustment. The
bottom of the backrest sits on the floor, wedged between a crossmember and a
bit of wood screwed to the floorboard. The backrest is ALSO not attached to
anything. (Must not be a Consumer Products Safety Commission in England).
There is about a two-inch gap between the bottom of the backrest and the back
of the seat cushion. In this gap you can see the front mounts for the leaf
springs, and the seat belt anchors. It looks horribly uncomfortable. When
I first looked at those steel flanges, I thought it would rip my pants clean
off and cut me open, but I've never felt them, despite flinging the car
wildly about.
My car may be wrong, but if it is, it's wrong the same way yours is. In
Morgan terms, that may just make it right.....Others who know what it's
SUPPOSED to look like may be able to assist; all I did was use a measuring
tape on a 33 year old car......caveat requestor!
Lannis
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