Jim
So far Carl has been my only source of information regarding the rear seat ,
but if I do receive further info or advice I will gladly forward it to you .
Some other listers might have responded , but my computer seems to be having
a nervous breakdown ( again ) and some mail might have been lost or
undelivered . Maybe it's a Lucas model badged as a Compaq . :-)
IMHO it should be relatively easy to build a rear seat and I will also
assist you in any way possible . But , be warned , I'm no expert :-) so any
advice I might offer should be checked with Carl first . He's the real
expert and as an added bonus he's very helpful .
Best wishes .
Chris de Wet
PO Box 472 , Ifafi , 0260 , South Africa .
One '56 TR 3 with o/d , two Heralds and four early Spitfires without o/d .
-----Original Message-----
From: jluke@unm.edu [mailto:jluke@unm.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 9:44 PM
To: DeWetC1@sapo.co.za; musson@chekov.arts.usf.edu
Subject: TR3 rear seat
Gentlemen,
I too am interested in information about the rear seat for my
recently acquired TR3A. Unlike Chris, I dont have one at all,
so I will have to build one. I would appreciate it very much
if Carl would send me a copy of the photos you mentioned, and
if Chris would CC me any other information you recieve.
thanks,
Jim Luke
66 TR4A
59 TR3A
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Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 10:41:19 -0400
From: "Musson, Carl" <musson@chekhov.arts.usf.edu>
Subject: RE: TR 3 rear seat
Chris - first I apologize for not getting those photos to you I promised.
Will do by weeks end.
The bracket is shaped from the floor end up:
short piece at the angle of the sloping rear deck - has one or two holes for
mounting.
bent up to form a perpendicular support approx 5" (I can get actual
measurements tonight)
bent at 90 degrees to form seat support approx 8"
bent at sloping angle to match rear deck approx 2" - I added one hole for
mounting stability
bent up to angle that corresponds with the rear panel with two holes for
attaching rear panel to support piece.
there is no attachment at the top of the support bracket.
I do have a template drawn on cardboard that I can copy and also have two
brackets made of aluminum stock that I fabricated before I found some
pressed steel ones.
Carl
- -----Original Message-----
From: Chris De Wet [mailto:DeWetC1@sapo.co.za]
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 10:26 AM
Subject: TR 3 rear seat
Could anyone please provide me with some information regarding the fitment
of an occasional rear seat in a 1956 TR 3 . TS 10795 was acquired by me
with the occasional rear seat loose / unbolted in the back .
I found the two holes in the floor panel for the bottom brackets ( legs ) ,
but can not figure out where the two rear brackets of the seat back attaches
to . There are no holes in the rear bulkhead panel and I couldn't find any
type of bracket or similar item underneath it where I would suppose that the
brackets of the seat back must be bolted to .
Any help would be highly appreciated .
Chris de Wet
South Africa
Jim Luke
jluke@unm.edu
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