Series 3 2nd row seat floor

codfather79 said:

Just a quick question, putting things back together today and the 2nd row floor seems to be sitting high.
Everything else lines up, eg rear tub, seat box, front floor, side frames, bulkhead, outer sills etc.
My only thought is that the chassis support brackets are sat too high (new Richards chassis) or the original 2nd row floor support is in the wrong place for the new chassis?
I'm thinking of moving the chassis brackets as the easiest escape?
Any thoughts?
Thanks guys and girls.

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Turboman said:

What are the things that look like bits of old carpet on top of the brackets?

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codfather79 said:

The original (Hessian) buffers

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codfather79 said:

Don't ask why I didn't think of that! It's been one of those days.
Will try thinner buffers (the photo makes them look bigger than the ¼"that they are. Got plenty of play between the kick panel and rear tub.

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Turboman said:

Don't be too perfectionist about it. The people that built it weren't.
If something was too thick, they put something thinner in instead, or just used dum dum mastic to stop vibration.
If they had that at the factory, they would probably have got the fattest bloke in the works to stand on the floor while someone else put the bolts in!

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codfather79 said:

So fettling the chassis support brackets with a hammer is acceptable

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Turboman said:

Anything with a hammer is acceptable!

But I doubt it will be necessary, just try something thinner in the morning.

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Turboman said:

Anything with a hammer is acceptable!

But I doubt it will be necessary, just try something thinner in the morning.

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codfather79 said:

Thinner buffers and some hammer fettling fixed the issue

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