[Healeys] BT7 Seat Rail Attachment

[Charlie Schott]

Since I bought my Healey completely disassembled, I'm trying to establish 
how the seat rails are attached to the floor pans. I found four metal 
strips, 1 5/8 X 15 with 3 holes for the tee nuts, that are corroded beyond 
use. I've made new ones and I think that they go below the floor pan. They 
also were covered with remnants of tar paper (not sure this was original). 
To add to the confusion, I can't find them in the Moss catalog. Also, since 
the holes in the floor plan are extruded upward, the new wood pieces I 
bought from Moss don't sit flat on the floor. Should I pound the floor flat?
Do the wood pieces sit inside cut outs of the carpet? Are the wood pieces 
bare or painted?

Also, I would appreciate it it someone would tell me how the flat and lock 
washers stack up on the top and the bottom of the rails.

In case you haven't noticed, I have an obsession with originality (Hey, 
that's really the only way to do it). Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Charlie Schott
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