[Healeys] Seats

[Michael Salter]

Hi Mike,
I can't help you much on #1, I think the car should have steel seat bases
with no holes but I'm sure someone will come to your aid there.
#2 The seat rails should be zinc plated, are you sure that yours are not
just very bright zinc? You can check with the edge of a file. Chrome is very
hard and a file will not go through it easily.
#3 I think you may have the assembly order incorrect here. The nuts are
installed with the tube section upward. They do not contact the asbestos in
any way; in fact there are large clearance holes in the asbestos. A spring
washer and then a flat washer are installed on to the tube section of the
nuts which then pass through the floor, though the tar paper, and through
the wood spacers on t the studs on the runners. 

Michael Salter
100 (1953)
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Michael Gladwin
Sent: April 3, 2008 11:50 AM
To: Healey List
Subject: [Healeys] Seats

Gentlemen;
                  I am replacing the foam in my seat cushions (not  
backs) and have some questions.

1. One of my seats has a solid bottom (no we are not talking about FIA  
President's here) and the other a square cut-out through which the  
foam can be seen.  I have cut the Nock seat softening holes in the  
foam (it still looks like the nest that the mouse family made) and  
these can be seen through the hole.  Which is the correct design for a  
BT7 Mk2?

2.  The new seat runners that I bought are chrome, is this correct?

3.  The nuts holding the seat runners in place (from underneath the  
car) have been changed for the correct stepped nuts.  These fit  
properly through the asbestos heat shield.  Question: what was used on  
the non-asbestos positions (9 of the 12 positions)?  The stepped nut  
can be used reversed, it seems unlikely that tight old BMC would use  
stepped bolts instead of something cheaper, but you never know.

All and any advice welcome,

Mike