seat attachement 67 fhc (blocks to raise seat)??

[autoalain]

Folks, time to put seats in, I found the original bolts that the rear of seat adjustment roller attaches
to the body, under all of them(and front attachment too) a small 1 in x 1in block of black wood
to raise seat up, is this stock or did the last owner have a very bad seat cushion, I'm 6ft tall,
would this be a help if not stock, has anyone seen or done this. Thanks Mike

[mgcjag]

Hi Mike..how about replying to your last post where you wanted help on the center console befor asking for more help

[bitsobrits]

Blocks of wood were not standard. There was originally a spacer (about .25" thick) under each mounting point that sat directly on the floor pan to prevent crushing of the floor covering.

[Allrand]

I'm also 6ft tall. I don't know about 4.2's but my 3.8 had 1" thick wooden spacers under each runner. I found it practical to remove the spacers now I fit (just). I've not had any issues with the floor covering getting crushed.

[autoalain]

Thanks for reply, guess they must be from factory if u had them to, I will try in car to see what difference
it makes, the reason I did not combine my questions is this question came up on the day after my 1st post,
I work in the garage 8 hours a day now, This restore has takes a lot longer then other cars and a lot more expensive, now installing all leather interior, used 4 full skins in the process, heck of a big job.
Thanks from Mike.

[Heuer]

No evidence to say these wooden blocks were from the Factory. Highly unlikely Jaguar would countenance fitting wooden blocks under the seats given the safety implications if the cracked/rotted. The J37 dertails what was fitted:


So Packing Piece x8 at first then Packing Washer x12 then Packing Washer x 8 depending on VIN.

[paydase]

Also fitting that high spacers would put a high leverage on (longer) bolts and risk them cracking upon load and fatigue.