Wanted

[AlanBartlett]

Would anyone have in their stocks of Jowett bits & bobs. A set of seat runners for a pre war. I have in the weasel the floor runners, I'm looking for a pair for the seats I'd like to put in it. As previously they have just been bolted through the runner. I would like to get it back to working order.

Many thanks in advance.

Alan

[Tony Fearn]

Hi Alan.
Somewhere in one of the top garages I have part of the plywood floor from a pre-war.
I've a feeling that there may be some runners on it, (I haven't been up there for a long time), but I can't remember if there's enough for two seats, if there are any at all!
Could you post a quick sketch of what you expect them to look like?
I seem to remember that the ones I have seemed rather simple, without holes or pointy bits.
If I remember correctly, there's a spring-loaded tang on the seat that fits into a hole.
When I've seen what you need, then I'll go and look.
Best wishes to you and Phyll.
Tony.

[AlanBartlett]

Morning Tony,

They are a simple design. I've sketched a rather rough drawing. They have a slight step in them then rounded to go around the bottom runner. That is what I have on the saloon.
I've seen the tongue that slips on a peg for adjustment. I think it's made from sprung steel.
Alan

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[AlanBartlett]

Morning Tony,

They are a simple design. I've sketched a rather rough drawing. They have a slight step in them then rounded to go around the bottom runner. That is what I have on the saloon.
I've seen the tongue that slips on a peg for adjustment. I think it's made from sprung steel.
Alan

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[Tony Fearn]

Hello again Alan.
I will go and have a look over the weekend,
Tony.

[Tony Fearn]

Hi Alan,

I've just edited this post. See my next post .
But I'll leave it on just for the fact that someone sometime might just need to see how the floor runners look and how they're positioned on the floorboard.

I've battled through the Triffids in front of the top garage, and find woodworm holes in a lot of the Jowett wooden bits.
Told you it was some time since I went up there.
Nevertheless, they don't seem to eat metal, so here we are.
The plywood floor did have two sets of runners and a couple of pegs for the 'tongues'.
I brought them down to the working garage and stripped them from the plywood outside in the open air way away from the wooden garage.
The floor has an additional plywood strengthener underneath, and the first three holes in the runners have bolts through them as well as the strengthener. There's a metal plate on the underside with corresponding holes
This is no doubt needed for when you get into the vehicle and sort yourself out. If there were only screws holding the runners in place, one could imagine ending up horizontally backwards.
Anyway, here are some photos of the runners and the very tatty worm-ridden floorboards.
I notice that there's a bit of a return on one edge of the runner you drew. As you can see from the photos. this isn't like the ones I removed.
Maybe there was a slight difference over the pre-war period.
I never dismantled a 'Weasel' back in the day.
If you can use them, send me a P.M., or phone me.
If not, no worries, they'll stay on a shelf.
Tony.

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P.S. I've just looked at the photos in JowettTalk now that I've posted them - the runners look a mite rusty, but there's a lot of meat in them. It's just surface rust and they should clean up easily.

[Tony Fearn]

Oh dear!
I've just re-visited your sketch, and have read your original post again.
Are you missing the bits that attach underneath the actual seat itself rather than the floor runners I've mentioned?
If so, I don't have anything like this.
Tony.

[AlanBartlett]

Evening Tony,
Thanks for taking a look for me.
I shall get a proper photo when I get back to work, my rather crude drawing doesn't describe it well. I've got the floor runners already attached to the bottom. Its the seat runners I'm looking for that screw to the bottom of the seat, I shall get a photo of the one on my saloon. I may have a go at making up a set.

Alan