Make the seat base - 1950 MG Rebuild Episode 78

Everyone needs somewhere to sit their butt when driving an MG. The only things I was able to reuse were the seat runners, so I had to make everything else from scratch.
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[@54mgtf22]

Great job 👍

[@blairweiss]

Looks good. I am pretty sure the sliders are more of a silver color, but it's your car. When screwing down the slides to the seat, you probably want the other half that screws to the floor engaged with the slides, that will keep them perfectly parallel to the slides that screw to the floor, otherwise they will bind. I also leave the back hinge off the bottom, while perfectly correct to have it, without it, it allows the back to move further back for taller drivers. Good work, keep it up!

[@MGREBUILD]

Yes the sliders are normally silver, but mine were quite rusty and the solution I use to remove the rust turned them a very dark grey, so I painted them instead. I have fitted the runners to the slides and they run without any binding at all.

[@mikelewis5350]

Really enjoyed your entire series ! Redoing a TC but very similar process. Look forward to future videos.

[@murraydeeth7834]

Nice work Jamie👌🏼

[@MGREBUILD]

Thanks, very happy the way it turned out

[@charlesdefelice9297]

THE EXTRA SEAT MATERIAL IS FOR COLOR MATCH REPAIRS IF NEEDED

[@MGREBUILD]

That makes sense now. Thanks for that info

[@BrailsfordsRides]

Getting close to 1K keep it up man!!!

[@MGREBUILD]

Slowly but surely. Hope to be there soon

[@BrailsfordsRides]

@@MGREBUILD i hope so man, you deserve it

[@michaelmohn9843]

The two small strips of vinyl trim out the bottom front of the seat back, on the plywood below the spring cage.

[@edhaskell1554]

Looks professional! Always wondered why the seats have slides but the backrest is stationary? Seat goes forward leaving a gap under butt?

[@MGREBUILD]

In theory the back of the seat should move as well if it is attached to the hinge

[@guadalupesanchezherrera5670]

Buen trabajo. La atención al detalle es todo...

[@MGREBUILD]

Thanks, it turned out better than I was expecting