Has anyone ever seen these seat track biscuits

[moparedtn]

RC, will you be going back with wood or perhaps upgrade to plastic, silver, gold, or platinum biscuits?

Titanium...

 

[tonysrt]

Knowing how car companies tried to save at every chance they got, those pieces were the byproduct of something else. Probably skids with parts on them or something else they needed.

Don't know why you disagree but car co.s don't throw out anything they can use on a car. If they can save a dime they use what ever they can scrounge up. I've seen plastic parts like that supporting other products. So somebody figured out how to get those parts from something else.

 

[Speedbird]

I discovered who made the seat frames via a label on the front seat frame.
I don't think that is known but I told Legendary via a phone call re an issue I had about my discovery.
What I'm more curious about is WHO covered them
I suspect Chrysler did in a dedicated shop.

Here's my solution to the biscuit thing.
More importantly WHY were the there?
Speculations?
Necessary? I'm thinking not.



Another thing.
I tried to duplicate the wire though burlap which I'm sure was done as an expediency in production. Tried piano wire.
Did not work well.
My better solution. More labor of course.

I've got the rear in and will install front today.
Would a complete separation thread on installation be wanted?
Most of what is online and from Legendary leaves out helpful things.
Like what newer materials can be sourced and used instead of raw cotton.
I have the medallions but I don't care for them. Poor shape anyway.

 

[tonysrt]

The biscuits were installed to raise the seat for the little old Lady that couldn't see over the dash board

 

[Speedbird]

Epiphany.
Too thin for a booster to make any difference.
I THINK they are to reinforce the area of the stud. Just a little extra support.
To keep it from deforming as much.
Best guess . Prevent pulling.
For my application I'm going to use them.
Just a hair thicker.
Wish for rubber but only can get vinyl.

 

[mrhemi]

Hockey pucks, for rubber.

 

[Speedbird]

I was referring to the flooring. It's from ACC.
Pucks seem a bit larger than the casters.
Home Depot didn't have any pucks.
Got my wheels on clearance too.

 

[Mopar Hunter]

You would think the wooden spacers would hold moisture, causing rust on the studs of the seat tracks.

 

[eldubb440]

Iacocca came up with that and saved the company millions....... it's what propelled him up the corporate ladder!

 

[Mopar Hunter]

Iacocca came up with that and saved the company millions....... it's what propelled him up the corporate ladder!

Too bad he didn’t work for Chrysler then.

 

[toolmanmike]

These? Seat Rail Mounting Pads, Seat Tracks, 101-SR004 Reproduction, NOS and Used Mopar Muscle Car Parts

 

[eldubb440]

Too bad he didn’t work for Chrysler then.

I hear he was a double agent

 

[Speedbird]

Or.
Since we don't seem to know exactly what they are for.

 

[Tony Tee]

I made mine out of some plastic I had lying around. Used my old 40's 9" southbend lathe. Was delrin or nylon ?

 

[Mopar Hunter]

You can buy a plastic set from 521 Restorations.

 

[3sloppydogs]

Or these

 

[Dreed]

I pulled the seats out of my 38,000 untouched '68 Charger to replace the worn out seat bottom foam & these stained 1/2" plywood biscuits are what is in place on the bottom of the seat track. The seats in this car have never been removed and the (factory undercoated) nuts underneath have never been disturbed until I took them off over the weekend.


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Last July, I also removed the seats from my bronze '68 prior to sending it off to the paint shop and those seats had the same plywood biscuits, but since that car had the carpets replaced by a previous owner, I just assumed that the plastic ones cracked (which they tend to do) and someone just made up plywood replacements.

Owning two cars with these same biscuits, I guess it's safe to say that they are OEM, but has anyone else ever seen these in place of the more common (and taller) plastic biscuits?

My May 15 68 roadrunner had these on the seats. Mine were made of a hard plastic.