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Seat Installation
Created on 2007-11-01 11:39:39
I have read a few postings about installing the Fiero seats in MGBs, and want to make sure these go in essy. I'm doing all the mods prior to recovering the seats, just in case there are problems. So here is what I've done:
1. The Fiero passenger seat is installed on the driver's side and vice versa.
2. The front holes in the mounting frames ALMOST line up with the existing holes in the floor, but not quite. The first seat I tried grinding the holes wider, but that actually looks bad, and takes a long time. So the second seat I drilled a second hole next to the existing hole- much quicker and looks better.
3. The rear holes don't line up with anything, so new holes will need to be drilled in the floor. The sheet metal isn't reinforced in that area, and was actually distorted where my old seats were installed, so I straightened the floor and welded a strip of steel across that area (3/16" X 2" X 20"). Then I drilled and tapped two holes to match up with the holes in the seat frames. Finally, I installed screws from underneath, these will be tacked in place and nuts used to install the seats in place.
The resulting installation looks pretty good, now it's time to recover the seats.
1. The Fiero passenger seat is installed on the driver's side and vice versa.
2. The front holes in the mounting frames ALMOST line up with the existing holes in the floor, but not quite. The first seat I tried grinding the holes wider, but that actually looks bad, and takes a long time. So the second seat I drilled a second hole next to the existing hole- much quicker and looks better.
3. The rear holes don't line up with anything, so new holes will need to be drilled in the floor. The sheet metal isn't reinforced in that area, and was actually distorted where my old seats were installed, so I straightened the floor and welded a strip of steel across that area (3/16" X 2" X 20"). Then I drilled and tapped two holes to match up with the holes in the seat frames. Finally, I installed screws from underneath, these will be tacked in place and nuts used to install the seats in place.
The resulting installation looks pretty good, now it's time to recover the seats.
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driver's seat mounting strip
driver's seat installed
passenger's seat mounting strip with studs
re-drilled front mounting holes
driver's seat mounting strip
driver's seat installed
passenger's seat mounting strip with studs
re-drilled front mounting holes
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 2007-11-01 | 3 | Although the seats that came with the were way cool (two tone diamond tuck), I am replacing them with a set of Fiero seats. The seats I found are pretty trashed, but since I will b... | |
| Kick Panel Speakers | 2007-10-20 | 8 | Now that the existing holes in the kick panels are patched, it's time to cut holes in them. I have 4 Soundstream Reference speaker systems to install in the car (2 front, 2 rear), ... | |
| Tail Lights | 2007-09-12 | 6 | 3 | Since I filled in the backup light holes in the rear panel, I need to add backup lights somewhere to keep things legal. I found some info that others had put them in the tail light... |
| Fuel Tank Modifications | 2007-08-12 | 6 | I've started modifying the fuel tank. First I sealed up the existing filler tube, vent tube and the sender opening by welding a patch over each spot. I have a filler tube f... | |
| Gas Tank Internals | 2007-07-23 | 6 | I found a Datsun Roadster website where the SR20DET and other fuel injected conversions are explored at length, and found information on converting the fuel tank to an internal sum... | |
| Gas Tank | 2007-07-20 | 3 | Since I am replacing the old gas tank I thought I would cut the old one apart and see what baffles are in the stock tank. Also, I'm curious what the inside looks like after 35 year... | |
| Speaker Cutout Repair | 2007-07-16 | 5 | The previous owner had cut a couple jagged holes for 6X9 speakers in the inner kick panels. These allowed moisture into the interior and destroyed the speakers that were installed ... | |
| Bodywork | 2007-07-10 | 12 | 2 | (July 2007) I finally got a handle on the bodywork. I actually took the entire week off from work, and finished the body work from the doors back. I still need to work on the fron... |
| Gas Door | 2007-07-08 | 10 | (July 2007) So I can never leave anything alone if I can modify it- I guess it's the mechanical engineering training. My latest modification is adding a remote opening gas filler d... | |
| Intercooler | 2007-07-06 | 4 | (Feb 2007) With a JDM SR20DET turbocharged motor, an intercooler is a must. There isn't a whole lot of room to install one, and I spent a lot of time investigating various options,... |
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