[Healeys] Easily removable 4 seater rear seat pans?

[Bob Johnson]

I have velcroed mine into place. It has lifted from the Velcro only once or
twice, but not a problem so far. If I had it to do over, I would shape it
better. Hmmm, another project.

Bob Johnson
BJ8
On Jul 30, 2012 7:38 PM, "BJ8 Healeys" <sbyers at ec.rr.com> wrote:

> Most of the studs on my rear seat pans were missing when I bought the car
> due to rust and being broken off.  I removed the remaining studs, drilled
> the seat pans to match the holes in the seat surrounding structure,
> attached
> aircraft anchor nuts to the structure, and use chrome-plated phillips
> screws
> and countersunk washers to attach the seats (4 per seat).  It is simple to
> remove the pans now for work on the fuel pumps, changing the fuel filter,
> checking and filling the differential, etc.  It's not concours, but a
> simpler and more convenient solution than having to remove the seats from
> below.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC  USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of John Vrugtman
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 5:56 PM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Easily removable 4 seater rear seat pans?
>
> Well, not exactly, but what I did was use wing nuts on the studs, so one
> should be able to just use hands to release them.
>
> John
> 64/66 BJ8s
>
> On 7/30/2012 5:34 PM, Dave Murphy wrote:
> > Has anyone come up with or seen a modification that would allow the
> > seat pan for the 4 seater Healeys to be unlatched from above without
> > having to reach underneath (and get all dirty) accessing those 4 nuts for
> each pan?
> > I'm tired of having to jack the car up, position stands, to remove the
> > wheels to access the seat pan nuts in order to work on the pumps, hoses,
> wiring etc.
> > -David Murphy
> > Dearborn MI
> > '66 BJ8
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