[Healeys] Seat Foam

[Rich C]

I've stated this a number of times before, but I think it's worth repeating.

Building up Healey seats is not a job for the novice. It is one area that 
though admittedly relatively expensive, is best left to the trained 
professional. This is even more true for the Longbridge style seats, built 
on wood cushion bases, and with tacking strips around the seat back outer 
base, covered in turn with a hidem strip. It is an assembly of a skilled 
craftsperson that yields a correct and pleasing results.

The relative complexity of the assembly, the many tricks of the trade, etc. 
all make one realize that if a novice to Austin Healey seat construction and 
assembly gets a satisfying and correct end result, it's a rare thing.

What is the first thing anybody sees then viewing the interior of the 
Healey. It's likely the seats, and when I stroll through a popularity show 
at a large meet, the interior, especially the seats are usually the car's 
weakest point.

I do not build the seats for my customers. For a BN1 for instance, I send 
the component parts (if useable), including seat bases, backs, parcel tray, 
battery compartment lid, gearbox cover, and lift out prop shaft cover to 
Heritage where they can sew, assemble, get all these parts properly trimmed, 
and return them to me. The remainder of the trim is sent to me as complete 
kits for careful installation here in my shop.

It's the best value and quality results for my customer.

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Snyder" <helyjohn at cablespeed.com>
To: "Rich C" <richchrysler at quickclic.net>; "Healeys at Autox" 
<healeys at autox.team.net>; "Dave Schweninger" <quenty at ntelos.net>
Cc: "Geoff Chrysler" <good2bgca at yahoo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Seat Foam


> Rich & all,
>
> I ordered the Heritage "supplemental" foam for all 3 sets of seats they 
> did for me, and only the last set has the big gap between the bottom 
> cushion and the back.
>
> John Snyder
>
>
>>> Hello all,
>>> Does anyone know why ?
>>> I have stock seats, a Heritage seat cover kit, w/their seat and
>>> backrest foams. Why is there a 1 1//2" inch gap at the back of the
>>> seat. The Heritage people tell me that they have made 1000"s of these
>>> kits. Are they all like this?
>>> Are the Moss kits the same? What's the Answer? The mysterious
>>> "Supplemental Foam"?
>>> I have after market seat pans. are they too long in the front?
>>> Confused
>>> Dave and Daisy
>>
>> Dave,
>>
>> Though I can't speak for them, I believe the supplemental seat foam 
>> should
>> be taking care of this along with other minor edges and areas where the
>> basic seat foam will not fill out properly from one seat assembly to the
>> next. The original seats had areas of cottom wadding stuffed in there and
>> along perimeter edges as required to achieve the fullness needed for 
>> proper
>> loft, appearance and support.
>>
>> Rich Chrysler