[Tigers] Seat Tracks & Frames

[Joe Parlanti]

Joel,

There were essentially 2 seat frame types in the Tiger. They are
characterized by using either a single rubber diaphragm or multiple rubber
straps to support the foam seat bottom. As I originally thought the
changeover to the diaphragm type coincided with the introduction of the
Mk1A. However, my car B382000026 used the earlier seats. Apparently, the
first several hundred Mk1A crossover cars had the earlier seats. I'm not
sure about the tracks, hopefully someone else will chime in on this
question. BTW, I wrote an article some time ago describing the full
restoration of the seats which may help. It can be found on the Tigers
United site:

http://tigersunited.com/techtips/ParlantiSeats/JoeParlantiSeatsPt1.asp

Hope this helps,

Joe

Joseph V. Parlanti
1966 Tiger B38200002
1959 Abarth Zagato 750GT

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Joel Martin
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:27 PM
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Subject: [Tigers] Seat Tracks & Frames

Are all seat frames and tracks created equal?  1966 MK1A would use which
ones?  
Are they specific to just one or multiple years and what should I be
looking 
for?  Does anyone have a correct set they would be willing to part
with?

Thanks for your expertise and guidance.

Joel Martin