Joel
Joe put together a very good article on seat restoration and it is
an excellent guide. I also highly recommend you take good notes and
pictures while taking your seats apart; there are variations with the
upholstery and how the seats are assembled. You may also want to add
additional layers of foam or pads at high wear points.
SS lists my seat upholstery as Type II; it has a 2 piece back cushion.
The crossover period might be listed in the Alpine Parts List for Series V;
the seats, Cushion and Squab frame, and seat slide is listed in the Body
Fittings Section -YX. I believe the seat slide is the same from Series IV
onward but I have not verified those part numbers.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Joe Parlanti
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:37 PM
To: 'Joel Martin'; 'Tiger List Serve'
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Seat Tracks & Frames
Joel,
There were essentially 2 seat frame types in the Tiger. They are
characterized by using either a single rubber diaphragm or multiple rubber
straps to support the foam seat bottom. As I originally thought the
changeover to the diaphragm type coincided with the introduction of the
Mk1A. However, my car B382000026 used the earlier seats. Apparently, the
first several hundred Mk1A crossover cars had the earlier seats. I'm not
sure about the tracks, hopefully someone else will chime in on this
question. BTW, I wrote an article some time ago describing the full
restoration of the seats which may help. It can be found on the Tigers
United site:
http://tigersunited.com/techtips/ParlantiSeats/JoeParlantiSeatsPt1.asp
Hope this helps,
Joe
Joseph V. Parlanti
1966 Tiger B38200002
1959 Abarth Zagato 750GT
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Joel Martin
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:27 PM
To: Tiger List Serve
Subject: [Tigers] Seat Tracks & Frames
Are all seat frames and tracks created equal? 1966 MK1A would use which
ones?
Are they specific to just one or multiple years and what should I be looking
for? Does anyone have a correct set they would be willing to part with?
Thanks for your expertise and guidance.
Joel Martin
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