I like your theory.
I think I will leave the holes and plug them after I paint the car. If I figure
out what they were for someday, I can add them then. In the meantime I must
make more progress.
This car has been on jackstands WAY too long and stalling over this sort of
distraction cannot continue.
Wish me luck,
Paul Hammarstedt
'71B
Crystal Lake, IL USA
Paul Hunt wrote:
>
> They aren't carpet snaps. My V8 has what very much looks like the original
> floor (in good condition) and has the components you describe plus carpet
> snaps, drainage holes and original sound-deadening. The real carpet snaps
> are smaller and right on the outboard side just above the line of the
> mystery items, and the inboard snap is further up the toe-board but not so
> near the edge.
>
> It's just possible that they were additional floor drainage holes for when
> the body was dipped in primer, then closed up after painting, as the items
> in my car are unpainted. Other than that, they remain a mystery - unless
> someone else knows better ...
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Hammarstedt <hellbent@ameritech.net>
> To: mg list <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 2:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Carpet Snaps
>
> > Kelvin, Max, Ed, and Allen thanks for your replies. Maybe they are snaps,
> but
> > here is why I have doubt and confusion:
> >
> > There are two of these in each footwell. They are not at the inboard or
> > outboard edges of the floor. Niether are they very far up the sloped part
> of
> > the floor (an inch or two). It doesn't seem like they in the right place
> to hold
> > the edges of carpet or mats.
> >
> > The snaps are over 3/4" O.D. (way bigger than typical snaps) and held with
> 1/4
> > inch fine tread philips machine screws (way fatter than typical snap
> fastening
> > screws). Unless a PO squashed the crap out of some standard male snaps,
> they
> > sure don't look like normal snaps.
> >
> > They seem like original equippment, too. The locations in both footwells
> seem
> > so similar, I cant believe they are a PO's effort to plug holes. And the
> floor
> > isn't rusty around these things. They really look original! But they
> don't
> > look like snaps.
> >
> > Maybe I should hunt down some other MGB to look at, eh? Maybe mine really
> is
> > uniquely modified.
> >
> > Thanks for all the help. Sorry to ramble on, but this is making me a bit
> crazy
> > at this hour...
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Paul
> >
> > "Dodd, Kelvin" wrote:
> > >
> > > Paul:
> > >
> > > The fibrous under mat holds water which ends up rusting out the
> > > floor snap area. The snaps were originally standard male snaps as used
> > > where the soft top, snaps to the top frame. Usually the ones on the
> battery
> > > deck are not corroded, so you can see what they originally looked like.
> > > It's a good idea to be able to remove the front floor carpet easily if
> it
> > > gets wet. If you intend to just have carpet up front, replace the
> snaps. I
> > > normally use rubber Amco mats which hold the carpet down well, so I do
> not
> > > replace them.
> > >
> > > I believe the snaps were originally riveted to the floor, so the
> > > bolted ones may have already been replaced. This conclusion is based on
> > > foggy memory, as most of the time these snaps are rusted away.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps
> > >
> > > Kelvin.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Paul Hammarstedt [mailto:hellbent@ameritech.net]
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 7:29 PM
> > > > To: mg list
> > > > Subject: Carpet Snaps?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello All,
> > > >
> > > > I am patching some small rust holes in the floor of my '71B.
> > > > There were two
> > > > snap-like fittings on the part of the floor that slopes up to
> > > > the firewall
> > > > (under the clutch and brake pedals). They look like
> > > > oversized snaps, about 4.5
> > > > inches apart. They have phillips head machine screws through
> > > > them that have a
> > > > nut and washer on the underside of the car.
> > > >
> > > > After I mangled the snaps, the screw heads fit through the
> > > > holes in the floor.
> > > > So, here are my questions:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Are these snaps for carpet/floor mats?
> > > >
> > > > 2. The holes don't seem to be rusted to a bigger diameter;
> > > > is it normal for the
> > > > screw heads fit through those holes?
> > > >
> > > > 3. I can't find these things in the Moss catalog. Are they
> > > > available somewhere
> > > > else? Do I need them? Should I weld the holes closed and
> > > > forget about it?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help,
> > > > Paul Hammarstedt
> > > > Crystal Lake, IL
> > > >
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