MG-Cars.net

Welcome to our resource for MG Car Information.

Recommendations

Parts

MG parts spares and accessories are available for MG T Series (TA, MG TB, MG TC, MG TD, MG TF), Magnette, MGA, Twin cam, MGB, MGBGT, MGC, MGC GT, MG Midget, Sprite and other MG models from British car spares company LBCarCo.

MG MGA - Floor Board Fixing Nuts

Does anyone have a plan of the location of the nuts that are "welded' to the chassis and take the floorboard fixing screws? e.g. the service parts manual I have indicates that the R/H rear floorboard (the seat floorboard) is held with 12 screws. My chassis has 11 welded nuts and 4 holes which may originally have had the nuts. When I went to school
11+4=15 not 12.
I realise that the L/H rear board is also fixed to the gearbox cover. Did the gear box cover also originally have the welded nuts at the fixing locations?
Rodney Fisher

Hi Rodney. I am assuming that you have replaced your floorboard supports, and do not know where the nuts are supposed to be welded? An easy way to locate the nut positions is to drop the floorboards in place, and simply drill through the center of each woooden floorboard hole. This gives the exact location for the floorboard nuts, which can then be centered over each hole, and tack welded in place. Hope this helps. Glenn
Glenn

If memory serves Clarke Spares sells a floorboard template set that shows hole location on the boards. With it you can find which holes were used and their locations. Personally I just installed the floorboards in my 58 coupe yesterday and used 12. The picture in your E-mail is from a car that didn't need any frame repair. It has 2 extra holes in the front edge that were not used.
R J Brown

This thread was discussed on 03/10/2006

MG MGA index

This thread is from the archive. The Live MG MGA BBS is active now.