There is also the seat angle mod with the 2 x4 wedges inserted under the the
seat rails. Just cut the 2x4 from one corner to the opposite corner and you
should get 2 identical wedges. Longer screws will have to be used .
However I would assume the backward seat slide movement would be a bit
limited. Correct me if I'm wrong . This mod will help to give a bit more
leg support and more leg to peddle room.
I will be doing this next summer so stay tuned.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
To: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>; "'Healeys'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: Question Dealing with Lower Back Fatigue
> An interesting thread.
> I have my original seats for my '54 BN1 in careful storage. They are quite
> different than one sees in the later cars. The seat cushion is much deeper
> and the taper from front to back (rake) is quite pronounced, giving great
> support under the thighs.
> I bolted my driver's seat into a customer's car a couple of years ago to
> take the car for it's first test run and immediately discovered how
> absolutely comfortable the original early seat really was. The original
> "Dunlopillow" rubber was really nice.
> As a contrast the BJ8 seats are quite a bit flatter with very little rake
> to the seat cushion. This makes the seating position almost perpendicular
> from cushion to seat back. This really aggrivates the lower back, and to
> try to get comfortable support one has to pack the lower back.
> The later roadster seats seem to fall somewhere in between.
> I'm glad for my BN1 seats and hope to maintain them as long as possible.
> Rich Chrysler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com>
> To: "'Healeys'" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 12:48 PM
> Subject: RE: Question Dealing with Lower Back Fatigue
>
>
>> Lest we conclude that all Healeys are uncomfortable by nature, and
>> recognizing that backs are all different, of course, I am used to regular
>> long trips in my BJ8 of 300 - 400 miles (and once, 900 in one day), and
>> never have had any back problems with the stock seats (re-foamed and
>> re-covered in 1999). My Miata is a different story: my right leg cramps
>> up
>> something fierce after only about 2 hours in that car.
>>
>> Steve Byers
>> HBJ8L/36666
>> BJ8 Registry
>> Havelock, NC USA
>
> You
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