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seat bolts and brackets

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when i brough my morris the seats were not bolted down can you buy these from the specialists
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Post by Orkney »

what not bolted down at all ???
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Post by alex_holden »

Assuming they are standard seats, you want four plates, four clamps, and eight bolts. You may be able to get a second hand set for less if you post a wanted ad on here.
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Post by dave1949 »

i may well have some spare ones,PM me and i'll have a look.
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Post by kessey »

well i did buy it as a project. and trying to drive it proves very difficult. there are holes in the floor for the bolts and plates i guess but none as the panel goes down at an angle do they tilt forward
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Post by alex_holden »

Yes, they hinge forward on the clamps at the front.
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Post by kessey »

so i guess there two claps for each side aswell yes
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Post by alex_holden »

Yes, see my earlier reply. There's two clamps, two plates, and four bolts per seat.
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Post by FrankM83 »

Orkney when I used my 66 pick-up the previous owner never bolted them down and neither did I as the floor was just a flat sheet of metal!! All I had to do go slowly round corners! lol

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And, presumably, not use the brakes :o
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Post by FrankM83 »

no I used the brakes and I moved forward together with the seat! well eventually after about 6months I drilled two holes and bolted mine but the passengers still suffered falling of the seat!

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Post by Steve_PFJ »

alex_holden wrote:Assuming they are standard seats....
Aaah, Interesting. I've seen the seats that hinge forward from the floor but my moggy has seats on runners and the backs hinge forwards. Mine's a 69 and i'd kinda assumed they were a later type.

Is this not the case?

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Nope, not AFAIK, and certainly not in LCVs from '67 to '71
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Post by FrankM83 »

Are these standard seats Steve, maybe yours was an ex-disabled car? as these had the seats on runners

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Post by Steve_PFJ »

Interesting. Would they have been a morris alteration then? Thinking about it though i did think the blocks of wood they're bolted through were odd.
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Blocks of wood suggest a previous owner may have taken them from a different car. If you post some pictures, somebody may be able to identify them.
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Post by Steve_PFJ »

Finally had a spare time and good weather at the same time for long enough to get photos of one of these seats.

Anyone recognise this?

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Post by ASL642 »

Those certainly are not standard. Two door cars seats tilt forward to allow the back seat passengers to exit but we have a 1969/70 car and it does not have those. They do look like the ones I have heard were fitted for a disabled person as they slide very easily and quite a way back by the look thus helping them get out. If you put a post on the Ex Government section someone may be able to help more. Some Moggies were fitted out by the Government and allocated as Disabled Cars.

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Post by eastona »

I've a '69 four door, and they're only bolted at the front, so they hinge forwards. as Alex says, with two straps and four bolts.

Is that normal?

I like the look of the reclining seats though.

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Post by Steve_PFJ »

They don't actually recline sadly, the back just folds forward to let people climb in the back of the car.

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