[Healeys] Seats

[Rich C]

Michael,

Herbert answered question 3 for you and was right on.

For your question 1, the seat pans sometimes didn't match left to right, 
especially during transition periods. However, usually the seat bottom on a 
Mk 2 BT7 was solid, in fact from then 'till the end of production.
For answer to your question 2, the new seat tracks you got aren't really 
chrome, they are a very bright zinc application. The originals were a dull 
zinc which can be perfectly duplicated by carefully bead blasting them to 
just dull the finish.

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gladwin" <michaelgladwin at mac.com>
To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:49 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Seats


> Gentlemen;
>                  I am replacing the foam in my seat cushions (not
> backs) and have some questions.
>
> 1. One of my seats has a solid bottom (no we are not talking about FIA
> President's here) and the other a square cut-out through which the
> foam can be seen.  I have cut the Nock seat softening holes in the
> foam (it still looks like the nest that the mouse family made) and
> these can be seen through the hole.  Which is the correct design for a
> BT7 Mk2?
>
> 2.  The new seat runners that I bought are chrome, is this correct?
>
> 3.  The nuts holding the seat runners in place (from underneath the
> car) have been changed for the correct stepped nuts.  These fit
> properly through the asbestos heat shield.  Question: what was used on
> the non-asbestos positions (9 of the 12 positions)?  The stepped nut
> can be used reversed, it seems unlikely that tight old BMC would use
> stepped bolts instead of something cheaper, but you never know.
>
> All and any advice welcome,
>
> Mike
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