[Mg-mmm] Interior For J2 Info Needed

[Lew Palmer]

" Perhaps we could post fotos on the 
Triple-M website."

Yes, please. I have been thinking about building a knowledge base on
Triple-M cars and this would be another good contribution. My knowledge (or
lack of it) was gathered before there was much knowledge of J2 originality
and was patterned after cars in England at the time.

Cheers,
Lew

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Metcalf [mailto:mgtom at zoominternet.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:07 PM
To: Lew Palmer; Jorolibb at aol.com; nowlanc at comcast.net;
ssasky at specialtyseals.com; garykrukoski at yahoo.com; mg-mmm at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] Interior For J2 Info Needed

John,

>From original bits I've seen J2 carpet is not black , but color keyed to the

interior. The tunnel is covered in jute padded leather -  same leather as 
the seats. This is same as P-Type.

The carpet is basically one piece - or more accurately several pieces 
stitched together to create one large piece, going up & over the gearbox 
with a hole for the remote tower. P-Type carpet, which is black, goes OVER 
the passenger foot slope, while J2 carpet fits under it (I think). The foot 
slope has a grey heel pad, same as the drivers side, and this pad is riveted

to the foot slope with bifuicated rivets in each corner. I'm not certain if 
this J2 foot slope is covered in PVC, carpet, or neither under the pad.

I have not seen carpet that goes beyond midway under the seat bottoms.

Reed tarwater's duo-red J2 is the culmination of all the latest carpet and 
interior knowledge that we could find. Perhaps we could post fotos on the 
Triple-M website.

that's all I can add.......  tommmmmmmmmm




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer at roundaboutmanor.com>
To: <Jorolibb at aol.com>; <nowlanc at comcast.net>; <ssasky at specialtyseals.com>; 
<garykrukoski at yahoo.com>; <mg-mmm at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] Interior For J2 Info Needed


> John,
>
>
>
> Since my J2 is black, I didn't worry about it. But I believe all J2s
> originally were carpeted in black. The edges of the floor pieces are bound
> with the same vinyl used on the rest of the interior.
>
>
>
> There is no carpeting on any of the vertical wood or on the deck over the
> rear axle. The propshaft tunnel is covered, but I don't think the edges 
> were
> bound, although I no longer remember why I believe that.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Lew
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> From: Jorolibb at aol.com [mailto:Jorolibb at aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:14 AM
> To: lpalmer at roundaboutmanor.com; nowlanc at comcast.net;
> ssasky at specialtyseals.com; garykrukoski at yahoo.com; mg-mmm at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mg-mmm] Interior For J2 Info Needed
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/21/2009 6:52:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> lpalmer at roundaboutmanor.com writes:
>
> What Chris said, but a couple of clarifications:
>
> 1) The pockets on my J2 are as close as possible to the original. Mine 
> were
> taken from both the pattern in the George Jarrard book and some in the UK.
> (I restored the J2 while in England). The MG octagon rubber pattern pieces
> are set BEHIND trim vinyl which is glued to the inner metal skin of the
> door. Quite a job to form the vinyl and still maintain the logo pattern.
> Takes some good upholstery glue and a spoon to press the vinyl into the 
> logo
> pattern rubber.
>
> 2) The early J2s didn't, to the best of my knowledge, use the tach 
> reduction
> box, so Gary if you look at mine, you'll see how I routed the tach cable.
>
> 3) From the cars I've seen, the carpets are flat to the floor and trimmed 
> in
> matching vinyl. Rubber pad sewn in by the driver's heel.
>
> I have sample pieces of leather and vinyl supplied by Mike Collingburn in
> all of the standard Triple-M colors, so if anyone locally (Gary) wants to
> borrow them to match you're welcome to do so.
>
> Cheers,
> Lew Palmer
>
> Lew,
>
>
>
> For further clarrification, I would imagine the propshaft tunnel is also
> covered in carpet and is the carpet the same color as the interior or 
> black?
> Any carpet anywhere behind the seat such as the vertical wood panel that 
> the
> prop shaft cover attaches to?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> John Libbert
>
> Milford, OH
>
> J2 3118
>
>
>
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