They go between the floor and the wooden strips. I would think their purpose
is
to stiffen the floor so the nuts don't pull through - the holes in the wood are
a larger diameter. I believe they are original, my 2 BT-7s have them.
Bob
Patton Dickson wrote:
> I think I saw a set on ebay once, but forgot about it. Do they fit
> under or over the wood strip? If so, what is thier purpose? Speaking
> of which, is there any other reason for the wood than to act as a
> spacer?
>
> Patton
>
> On 4/28/07, Ronald J. Ray <ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> I see where a company is offering a 16 gage steel sheet for under the
>> seat
>> runners.
>> This plate goes over the floorboard and below the carpet. I have a very
>> vague memory of my BT7 having these rusted pieces of sheet metal when I
>> dismantled the car many many many years ago. However, the official BMC
>> parts book does not show this item.
>>
>> Does anyone know if the plates were original to the car and what function
>> they serve?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ron Ray
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