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Re: Seat Floor Supports

To: Patton Dickson <57healey@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Seat Floor Supports
From: Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:17:24 -0400
They go between the floor and the wooden strips.  I would think their purpose 
is 
to stiffen the floor so the nuts don't pull through - the holes in the wood are 
a larger diameter.  I believe they are original, my 2 BT-7s have them.

Bob

Patton Dickson wrote:
> I think I saw a set on ebay once, but forgot about it.  Do they fit
> under or over the wood strip?  If so, what is thier purpose?  Speaking
> of which, is there any other reason for the wood than to act as a
> spacer?
> 
> Patton
> 
> On 4/28/07, Ronald J. Ray <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> I see where a company is offering a 16 gage steel sheet for under the 
>> seat
>> runners.
>> This plate goes over the floorboard and below the carpet.  I have a very
>> vague memory of my BT7 having these rusted pieces of sheet metal when I
>> dismantled the car many many many years ago.  However, the official BMC
>> parts book does not show this item.
>>
>> Does anyone know if the plates were original to the car and what function
>> they serve?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ron Ray




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