Morris Minor Owners Club

Frames are going up for sale as soon as I remove the other seat. The covers will be available separately.

Just to make things that little bit more complicated the previous "restorer" used fiberglass loft insulation on the back of the seat instead of upholstery batting! Now I have to pressure wash the frames once I have stripped all the foam to get rid of the damned fibres!

It looks bad, good luck fixing this problem.

Oh joy!
The seat support straps that arrived from the well known supplier were not as they appeared on the website.
Instead of the beige rubber ones I received cheaper looking black ones with stitching that looked a bit fragile.
Never mind, I thought, they won't be seen under the seat anyway.
Fitted the first clip into the holes in the seat frame and then encountered difficulties with stretching the strap to fit the clip on the other side. Even the application of hernia inducing force would not bring the clip anywhere close to the frame holes!
Not wishing to lose an eye (or worse) I measured the strap against a new beige one.
The bloody thing was 50mm shorter!!
I have since bought replacements from a different supplier which fitted perfectly with the required amount of pull from a pair of pliers.
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Finally covered the new seats and they are now back in the car complete with adjustable rear feet.
They are very comfortable and the only problem I encountered was a missing clamp bolt which, despite a thorough search, failed to appear.
Ordered a few extra bolts so everything should be tightened down before Christmas.
Next job........ THE OIL LEAK!!
Merry Christmas to you all!

just seen this thread, I have devised a similar solution to the tilting seat but only using an M10 bolt, matching nuts, a washer and some feet from kitchen cupboards.

Basically I drilled and tapped the rear of the seat frame at the lowest point, installed and M10 50mm bolt vertically downloading a 30mm threaded portion to attach the cupboard foot. Large washer to spread the load and locknut to hold in place.

Took about 15 minutes to install per leg so 30 mins in total. Dont have a photo but can take one if anyone is interested

I had considered drilling and tapping the frame tube but opted for a welded bracket with captive nut instead just in case the tube became weak at the drilled location.
The ones on mine will even take my substantial bulk!

I was surprised how thin the tube was, it will be interesting to see how they compare over time. I wonder if the walls are sturdy enough to take a side loaded mounting?

How much adjustment have you factored in? Mine go from about 15mm to 50mm lift at the rear

I fitted mine so that when fully closed the back rests are in the most comfortable position leaving around 40mm of vertical adjustment. The welded brackets have actually strengthened the frame at the attachment points but I do agree that the frame tube is very thin.
One seat corner was already fractured and repaired with a screwed metal strip which was why I opted for welded mounts rather than removing metal by through drilling the tube.