- 1. [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Ball" <banjonut@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:40:28 -0700
- Hello List, A carpeting question: In a TR3A, do you mount the seat tracks over the floor carpet, or do the tracks mount directly to the floor and stick up through slots in the carpet.....or what? I c
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- 2. Re: [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: "Ibsen Dow" <flashtr3@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:56:14 -0700
- Hi Steve, I mounted the seat tracks on my TR3A on top of the carpet and padding. I used large fender washers to make sure the seat tracks mechanism was working properly. By shimming the track with th
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- 3. Re: [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: npaul72464@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:55:00 -0400
- What I did was cut 3/8 wood strips the dimensions of the seat tracks and installed the tracks through them to lift them up a little.? Then I just cut out the carpet to fit around them.? Works fine. N
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- 4. Re: [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: "Alex" <ambritts@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:42:20 -0400
- I installed a length of 1/8" thick x 1" wide flat stock aluminum the length of the seat track. There are 4 pieces for each seat. Two on the inside on top of the carpet and two underneath the car per
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- 5. Re: [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: <Dean.Mericas@CH2M.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:58:38 -0600
- One additional comment before this thread dies. An MGA owner once told me that it is standard practice among his kind to place a tapered wooden shim under each seat track to give the seat a little mo
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- 6. Re: [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: "Geo Hahn" <ahwahnee18@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:01:10 -0700
- And I'll that by using shims on the metal pads on the rear of the TR3 passenger seat bottom the seat back can be made more upright. For years I had that folding seat on the drivers side and found a m
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- 7. Re: [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: "Ibsen Dow" <flashtr3@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:47:34 -0700
- I had the same problem with the seat frames with cracks at the mounting holes. I used again flat washers and welded them to the seat frames. The holes are now reinforce and frame is solid against th
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- 8. Re: [TR] Carpeting and seat tracks (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Ball" <banjonut@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:50:59 -0700
- To the list: I want to thank everyone who responded to my original question about carpeting and seat tracks. It's been a very interesting discussion, and I now have a lot of good ideas. This is a per
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