-- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
To add to Johns post here, I used auto carpet padding ( Jute) and built up
one layer at time to fit over the sill plate, the last layer runs from the
door sill to the floor. All of the layers being held together with spray
contact cement. Makes a nice one piece unit which is not attached to the
sill and is held only by the cover.
For the cover I tacked under the door sill plate and used snaps on the floor
with velcro on the ends. This works really well as the velcro allows me to
keep the cover tight and the snaps allow for a quick removal of the padding
after a drive in the rain. All those chassis sills rotted from contact
with wet horse hair .
Another innovation was to glue the rubber floor mat to a sheet of aluminum
cut to the same pattern as the mat. It never pulls loose and bunches up
under my feet and cleaning is accomplished by lifting it out and taping it
on the ground
Regarding the Lucas Issue, the use of Motorcraft (yes Will, a Ford product)
Dielectric Compound (grease) on all connections, bulbs and fuses has
prevented corrosion and the resulting blackouts.
And thanks to everyone for the input regarding the dashboard finish.
Bob Nogueira
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> Date: Tuesday, 13-Apr-99 05:47 PM
>
> From: Blair John \ Internet: (jblair@exis.net)
> To: Jeff Webster \ Internet: (carfindr@tiac.net)
> To: MORGANS \ Internet: (morgans@autox.team.net)
>
> Subject: Re: My kingdom for a good refererence book...
>
> At 07:34 AM 4/13/99 -0400, Jeff Webster wrote:
>
> >My kingdom for a good refererence book...
>
> For starters Jeff, between Fred's book and my Morgan web page, you have
one
> hell-of-a start. Next with this list, you can't ask for much more.
>
> >If this is the case, how does the trim cover it to achieve that padded
> >effect?
>
> There is "horse hair" similar to jute glued to the vertical wall of the
> chassis, and layed over the flat part of the sill plate. Then the leather
is
> set on top of the horse hair. Starting at the top outer edge (in the door
way)
> it is tacked down with escrution (sp) pins - small nails. However,
"todays
> 'mercian technology" is to use a air powered staple gun to tack it down.
The
> working from the center out continue tacking along the sill plate. Then
work on
> smoothing it down the vertical wall of the chassis, and tack it to the
floor
> boards.
>
> I made some comments about this in one of my articles, I was thinking
about
> trying to make it more eaisly removable from the floor boards so you could
lift
> the leather to let the horse hair dry out when it gets wet. Haven't done
> anything about that yet.
>
>
> John
>
>
> John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
> Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
>
> 48 TR1800 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
> 71 Saab Sonett III 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
>
> www.team.net/www/morgan bricklin.shel.olsy-na.com/bi
>
>
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