At 03:32 PM 10/12/05 -0500, Robert Guinness wrote:
>Are the seats from the 1500 roadsters interchangeable with the
>1600 roadsters?
Yes.
>Are there any differences in the seats between any of the years
>(excluding twin cams)?
There are three different types of seats for the MGA cars, each with
a different cover pattern. See illustrations in the Moss catalog
under "Seat Components".
There are Roadster seats, right and left handed in both base and
backrest. The base is angled on the tunnel side to match the angle
of the tunnel front to back, and straight on the side next to the
door. The backrest is angled across the top to match the curvature
of the body, as well as having a step in the tunnel side.
There are Coupe seats, a little higher at the outside shoulder to be
roughly flat across the top. The Roadster seats can be reworked in
the back frame to be made into Coupe seats with a little creative
tube cutting and splicing (welding).
The third type is the Competition Deluxe seat, thicker in the
backrest, more squared off, and completely different in the base and
back frame. These seats were a (fairly rare) option in any MGA, but
more common in Twin Cam and "Deluxe" models.
Otherwise the Twin Cam and "Deluxe" cars used the same seats as other
Roadsters and Coupes, and no difference in pattern between any model
year (except colors).
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com
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