[Healeys] Easily removable 4 seater rear seat pans?

[Michael Salter]

I had the same problem with the first BJ8 that I owned.
The sealing compound I put in the fuel tank caused unending problems with
the fuel pump so I replaced the 10/32 studs and nuts with the same clips
used to hold the door trim panels on.. It looked completely original from
the top and made the seat pan removal a 10 second job and they never came
out without using a trim panel fork which i kept in the box in the center
consul....it was a '64...

Michael Salter

                         *I have BJ8 water pump kits!!*


On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM, <ATIGHTPROD at aol.com> wrote:

> The first Austin-Healey I owned also had self tapping screws through the
> leather and the seats right in to the metal underneath. I don't know if the
> previous owner did this modification or it came that way, but I bought the
> car  in 1970 and it had already been reupholstered. So maybe the guys doing
> the work  thought this was the way to go. Or they lost everything when they
> took the  interior apart and made it up as they put everything back
> together.
>     But it worked very nicely and with nice chromed,  recessed washers the
> chrome screws sat flush and looked good.
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1 #598
>
>
> In a message dated 7/31/2012 2:03:12 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> p_cquinn at tpg.com.au writes:
>
> G'day  Dave
>
> Yes Jensen did when they fitted the two back seats to an  Austin-Healey for
> the first time.
>
> In my car, which is the very first  AH to be fitted with the extra seats
> they
> are each held in by four self  tapping screws through the leather and
> tractor
> seats. Very sophisticated  they were with their prototypes.
>
> Only Abingdon would make it more  complicated.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Sydney,  Australia
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