[Healeys] Fw: 851-310 Gas Tank Strap - Too thick - Westport Vintage Restorations 7-553606 - 5-6162672

[warthodson at aol.com]

 I have an original tank strap from a '64 Phase 1 BJ8 & an early BN1. The packing material is .125" thick on both. Gary H
    On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 11:47:55 AM CDT, Hank Leach <gradea1 at charter.net> wrote:  
 
 Might depend on the car involved.  At chassis 151608-151610 the petrol tank straps and packing were modified. Knowing Moss, they always opt for the later release and ignore the early cars. The photo of the packing is way too thick.  The length of the straps may be longer as well. The early tanks were a two piece assembly, then later a one piece. Cinching down the bolts under the boot floor would shorten the straps until you run out of threads. Packing under the tank will also affect the assembly. Hank


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Subject: [Healeys] Fw: 851-310 Gas Tank Strap - Too thick - Westport Vintage Restorations 7-553606 - 5-6162672

I  recently ordered a setof gas tank hold down straps from Moss motors. They are wellconstructed with 1 exception. The "strap pad" (packing) thicknessis .25" vs .125" original thickness based upon several old straps Ihave. Not only is their strapping twice as thick, it also is 2layers of .125" material. See attached Moss photo. This means thatthe steel straps sit twice as high off of the gas tank. See Mossphoto of an MGA tank. Apparently, the Moss vendor made them to theMoss specification. It is the specification that is in error.Am I correct that the packingmaterial should be .125" thick? Were MGA strap pads thicker thanHealeys?Has anyone run into this since2010?Gary Hodson  

 ----- Forwarded Message -----From: Tech <moss.tech at mossmotors.com>To: "warthodson at aol.com"<warthodson at aol.com>Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 11:29:19 AM CDTSubject: Fwd: 851-310 Gas Tank Strap - Too thick -Westport Vintage Restorations 7-553606 - 5-6162672
Please take a look at ticket #132027 raised by Stu Bowman(bowmans at mossmotors.com).Hello,​               The strap padthickness of just under 0.25” matches our 2010 drawingspecifications and has been produced to those specifications forthirteen years now. We have not found the straps to cause aninstallation issue during that time.                I have attached a photoof the prototype strap that preceded our specification changes onthis part number. Please note the strap is in a fully installedstate when this photo was taken.
With regards,

 Ken   Hyndman
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 800-667-7872 ext 7252
hyndmank at mossmotors.com

On Fri,14 Jul at 6:12 AM ,Stu Bowman <bowmans at mossmotors.com> wrote:  MOSS MOTORS TECHNICAL SUPPORTREQUEST TECHNICAL/PRODUCTISSUE. IF UPHOLSTERY ISSUE PLEASE INCLUDE JUP#: WHATEXACTLY IS THE ISSUE? ...............:gastanks strap, the packing on it , is too thickSeepic’s Pleasecall custom er advise of proper size packing on stripTROUBLESHOOT/ RESOLUTION…………..:Part#:.......................: 853-810 gastank stripMoss Inv#:..........................: 5-6162672MossManufactured upholstery JUP#.............................:Has partbeen installed? ……………………..:CUSTOMERINFO:Customer#.........................: 7-755606ContactName:..................: waestportvintage restorationsPhone:.................................:913-441-8335EmailAddress:....................: warthodson at aol.comCARINFO:Year………:allModel……:ahyANYTHINGSPECIAL ABOUT THE CAR/ENGINE?.....:PHOTOS OFPROBLEM:  MossTechnical Services Action Taken:     From:Warthodson <warthodson at aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 4:19 PM
To: Stu Bowman <bowmans at mossmotors.com>
Subject: 853-310   

132027:1089000   
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