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The Miata seats are very nice and comfortable. I got a pair out of a
totaled '95 model. Red leather with speakers in the headrest. Now it gets
complicated. You cannot use the Healey runners. You must modify the ends
of the Miata runners and flatten them out. You fab up new mounts in your
floor..... using one outrigger to weld in the forward mounts and then a 1"
square tube with mounts spanning the main frame rail to the outer sill for
the rear . I'll send you some photos later if you like.
There is plenty of travel with the Miata runners but the width of the
tunnel limits the forward travel for the seats. For those that have done a
Smitty 5 speed conversion there is a fix for this problem. Kilmartin sells
the BJ8 floor pan kit to weld in so one can use a BJ8 fiberglass tunnel.
You can also buy these pieces from British Car Specialists in the states.
Then, by cutting away the sides of the BJ8 tunnel to make it skinnier
(because the Toyota tranny is skinnier) and then doing a bit of fiberglass
shaping and repair, the seats can then slide much further forward.
Or, you can just buy the wife some platform shoes........ the kind they
wore back in the 60's and 70's.
.
On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 2:22 PM, I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:
> She's a keeper, sorry. Been my copilot for 37 years
>
> Mr. Ira Erbs
> On Sep 13, 2015 2:18 PM, "Michael" <michael.salter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I think you will have to get a taller wife.
>> =F0=9F=98=81
>> Michael S
>> BN1 #174
>> ------------------------------
>> From: I Erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
>> Sent: =E2=80=8E13/=E2=80=8E09/=E2=80=8E2015 3:44 p.m.
>> To: Ahealey help <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Healeys] miata seats
>>
>> I'd like to hear from anyone who has put Miata seats in their big Healey=
.
>> I'm 6'3" tall, wife is 5'4" and the stock seat tracks don't move up enou=
gh
>> for her to drive the car. I have seen Miata seats in the cars and they l=
ook
>> a lot more comfortable. I realize it does not take much to be more
>> comfortable :) Pedal blocks are out of he question in that I don't have
>> enough leg room as it is. Has anyone adapted the OEM tracks to have more
>> travel?
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ira Erbs
>> Portland, OR
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The Miata seats are very nice and comfortable. I got =
a pair out of a totaled '95 model. Red leather with speakers in the hea=
drest.=C2=A0 Now it gets complicated.=C2=A0 You cannot use the Healey runne=
rs.=C2=A0 You must modify the ends of the Miata runners and flatten them ou=
t. You fab up new mounts in your floor..... using one outrigger to weld in =
the forward mounts and then a 1" square tube with mounts spanning the =
main frame rail to=C2=A0 the outer sill for the rear .=C2=A0 I'll send =
you some photos later if you like.=C2=A0 <br>There is plenty of travel with=
the Miata runners but the width of the tunnel limits the forward travel fo=
r the seats. For those that have done a Smitty 5 speed conversion there is =
a fix for this problem. Kilmartin sells the BJ8 floor pan kit to weld in so=
one can use a BJ8 fiberglass tunnel.=C2=A0 You can also buy these pieces f=
rom British Car Specialists in the states.=C2=A0 Then, by cutting away the =
sides of the BJ8 tunnel to make it skinnier (because the Toyota tranny is s=
kinnier) and then doing a bit of fiberglass shaping and repair, the seats c=
an then slide much further forward. <br></div>Or, you can just buy the wife=
some platform shoes........ the kind they wore back in the 60's and 70=
's. <br><div><br>.<br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 2:22 PM, I Erbs <span dir=3D"l=
tr"><<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">eyera3000@=
gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir=
=3D"ltr">She's a keeper, sorry. Been my copilot for 37 years</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Mr. Ira Erbs</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 13, 2015 2:18 PM, "Michael" <=
;<a href=3D"mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">michael.salt=
er@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div><div><div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11=
pt">I think you will have to get a taller wife.<br>=F0=9F=98=81<br>Michael =
S<br>BN1 #174<br></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><hr><span style=3D"font-famil=
y:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From: </span><span st=
yle=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href=3D"mailto:eye=
ra3000@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">I Erbs</a></span><br><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Sent: </span><=
span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">=E2=80=8E13/=
=E2=80=8E09/=E2=80=8E2015 3:44 p.m.</span><br><span style=3D"font-family:Ca=
libri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">To: </span><span style=3D=
"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@a=
utox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">Ahealey help</a></span><br><span style=3D"=
font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Subject: </=
span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">[Healeys=
] miata seats</span><br><br></div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large"><div class=3D"gmail_d=
efault">I'd like to hear from anyone who has put Miata seats in their b=
ig Healey. I'm 6'3" tall, wife is 5'4" and the stock =
seat tracks don't move up enough for her to drive the car. I have seen =
Miata seats in the cars and they look =C2=A0a lot more comfortable. I reali=
ze it does not take much to be more comfortable :) Pedal blocks are out of =
he question in that I don't have enough leg room as it is. Has anyone a=
dapted the OEM tracks to have more travel?</div><div class=3D"gmail_default=
">Thanks</div></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div>Ira Erbs<br>Portland, OR<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0 _______=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \=
____1959 BN4____/ _______)<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (__________=
_______________)<br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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