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LanceLyon

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Hello All,

When I dismantled my BJ7 (about 4 years ago!) the seat rails came out with the rails, two wooden spacers, and four thin plates about 1 1/2 wide, with holes drilled to match the mounting studs. As I am reassembling the car I can't figure out where exactly these plates go. They are not shown in the exploded views available throught the Moss catalog. Any enlightenment would be appreciated!
 
Hi Lance, The thin metal plates, Washer Plates, go on the top and bottom of the wooden spacer. --Keoke
 
Hey Lance,

Rich Chrysler wrote the following for a previous post on a similar question--

"The metal packing strips (1 5/8" wide x 15" long) and painted black were situated immediately under the wood strips and on the jute which in turn was on top of the felt paper on the painted floor. This gave the wood strip something solid and flat to tighten the seat track sleeved nuts against and thereby trap and anchor the jute and felt underlay.

From the floor up, here goes.....

-painted floor

-heavy felt paper (black tarpaper)covering flat floor areas

-thin layer of burlap looking jute underlay covering flat floor areas

-black painted steel strips about 1 1/2" wide x 17" long with the 3 clearance holes for sleeved seat track nuts

-wood spacer strip for seat tracks

-seat tracks with sleeved nuts passing from underside through floor, steel packing plate and wood packing strip, etc. onto seat track studs.

-carpet piece that goes under seat is slotted to clear seat track assemblies and installs from the rear, sliding forward under seat. This carpet piece goes only to approx. front edge of seat tracks.

-carpet is held in place on floor by 4 ring type female carpet snaps passing through carpet and snapping onto male studs screwed through jute, etc. into steel floor. NO GLUE on floor or tunnel carpets. They need to be able to snap out to dry when you get them wet."

Hope it helps....


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Hi Lance if you are not building a concourse car then I recommend placing the strips on either side of the wooden spacer. No wonder the cars stunk when they got wet and the floors went to rot. you couldn't get that stinking wet jute out of em to dry.---Keoke-- :laugh: :savewave:

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Good Call Lee---Keoke
 
Thank you Le for passing that post along. I'm emberrassed that I didn't do a proper search before posting my question!

I'm with Keoke; I may look for an alternate material for the jute. I'm just now realizing that the pad needs to go in before the seat tracks.
 
LyonLance said:
Thank you Le for passing that post along. I'm emberrassed that I didn't do a proper search before posting my question!

I'm with Keoke; I may look for an alternate material for the jute. I'm just now realizing that the pad needs to go in before the seat tracks. :nonod:

If you plan on installing an aftermarket carpet set the padding comes as a backing on he carpet. However, You may want to install some heat sheild or sound deadning materials as others have done. Fwiw--Keoke.
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LyonLance said:
Thank you Le for passing that post along. I'm emberrassed that I didn't do a proper search before posting my question!

I'm with Keoke; I may look for an alternate material for the jute. I'm just now realizing that the pad needs to go in before the seat tracks.
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Hi Lance,
Don't be emberrassed. I've tried using the search many times before asking a question. Sometimes it just doesn't find it. I will admit to user error. I say, I know this topic is in here some where. I started the original post :wall:

An alternate material for jute, would be something that does not absorb water. I used Low-E insulation. Hot Rods use it. And boy, we certainly have Hot in the foot wells. Low-E does not absorb water, has some padding and has a refective coating on both sides.

I installed my seat rails over the Dynamat. IMO, not having the jute or Low-E between the rail and the floor makes a firmer, more soild connection.

If I were concours-ish, I would not put the jute under the rails. I would make sure I could remove the carpet (held in by snaps) AND the jute. Just in case water got in there. (oh like a Healey ever gets wet inside....right)

Drive it like you stole it!
Roger
 
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