< The BJ7 dash top is a whole different animal to the BN7 roadster model.>
Yes it is, in shape. Otherwise it was trimmed exactly as the earlier
roadsters, ie: thin brown 1/8" felt wrapped around the front of the 'D' rubber
and over the top of the dash, smoothing the sharp corner joint between rubber
and plywood. The BJ7 interior was basically a traditional roadster one,
adapted to suit the new glass and weather equipment, with methods and
materials remaining the same.
Trimming for the BJ8 got a major revision, becoming a windfall for the sheet
foam suppliers. The new model made extensive use of different thicknesses of
foam sheeting everywhere throughout the new interior. Thin 1/8" foam was
used in place of the 1/8" brown felt used for the past decade on the dashtop,
cushion edges and front seat squab back panels. Foam sheet was now found
under the vinyl covered rear deck between the seat pans, under the folding
rear seat back and under the console vinyl. Seating pleats lost their
rounded look as flat foam was now used in the pleating as well as in the door
panels, replacing the traditional cotton wadding. Front seat squabs also got
an additional full-width foam sheet under the normal Dunlopillo rubber to pad
them out more than the slim roadster seats, as well as the new foam 'D' insert
in the front.
Best
Peter
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