Re: Position of "L" Brackets & seat Runners

[frank drakman]

Re: [mg-tabc] Position of "L" Brackets & seat Runners Roger, Thanks for the additional information..I note that this was sent just to me..I will redirect this to the list. I only get a digest once a day so you may well have already done this. For those that requested a fax of Mike's measurements..I hope to scan the sheet he provided in the next day or two and I will send it out that way. Rob

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] Roger.46TC@virgin.net [b]To:[/b] t.greaves@hyperlinx.net One email here to clear up several recent queries - I measured the seat adjuster "L" brackets on my #2 TC which is totally unrestored, and got slightly different measurements to Mike Collingburn. It is more important to position the threaded boss correctly, since bracket sizes (especially repros) may vary. TC2365 has [b]36 5/8"[/b] between the inner faces of these bosses (i.e. the side the slotted adjuster strip goes), and to the wood on each side, but one was [b]4 3/16"[/b] from the top side rail, the other [b]4 1/2"[/b] (this is absolutely typical - these were hand made cars, not examples of precision engineering!). These add up to [b]45 5/16"[/b], but with Mike's figures give 44 3/4", so maybe the width of each car varied that much too. Due to the angle of the timbers, just forward of this point, where the hood swivel plate screws on, is [b]46"[/b] in my case, so if a few of you measure the TA width we can nail down the TA/TC difference. These are widths to the ash frame - trim will make them less. From the centre of the threaded bosses to the top back rail is [b]14 1/2". [/b]Of course, the adjuster strips can be in a different position on the seat back, expecially if they have been moved to pick up new woodscrew positions, so it is always best to double check everything [i]in situ. [/i][b] [/b]Seat slides, measured on the original floorboards from TC0978, have the front screw of the three in the hinge [b]27"[/b] from the rear edge. Place seats, on the runners, to be snug against the propshaft tunnel. oc[b]T[/b]agonally TCRoger TC0978 TC2365 Rob Greaves wrote: [quote]I too am getting ready to attach the "L" brackets to the rear wheel arches. Coincidently, I met Mike Collingburn at MG 2001 in St. Paul last month and asked him about their positioning before I installed his interior kit. When he returned home he faxed me a paper with some measurements he has taken about their positioning. According to his diagram the rear of the "L" bracket is 13" from the rear (top back rail). The bracket is then placed so that the inward side of the bracket is 4" from the inside of the top side rail. This same inward side of the bracket should then be 2" from the inside vertical edge of the wheel arch. If you placed the two brackets on the wheel arches as described, his diagram shows that the distance between the two brackets would be 36 3/4". I hope I explained that OK.. As an aside..he also shows the position of the seat slides. Two measurements here. The first is the distance from inside of each seat slide to the inside edge of the floorboard - 2". The last measurement is from the front of the seat slide to the front of the floorboard - 20 1/4". George Arber wrote: I am progressing with the restoration our TC EXU and I am at the stage when I need to rivet the ' L' shaped seat brackets on to the top of the rear inner wheel arch.... if a TC could you please take a couple of measurements for me so that I can position the backrest support brackets. Although I have made new floorboards, I have yet to position the seat runners ... George TC EXU 7548

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