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Rebuilt Seat

MidgetLover

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I had another thread concerning this issue, but I was unable to locate it. Anyway I rebuilt my drivers side seat on my 74' Midget (we have owned the car for 30 years.) and took it out for the first time this year Saturday.

e live in the frozen tundra of the north east where life is only worth living for 4 or 5 months a year.

Any way, I had previously installed a heater into the seat and that did help my back, but in general the seat was the least comfortable of the 5 cars we own. So I rebuilt the main support of the seat by removing the webbing and running metal rods about 1/4 thick and then welded them in place. both front to back and left to right. 3 front to back and 2 left two right. Then I replace the seat foam. Then I purchased and installed and lumbar support with one of those pump/balls. The seat remained heated.

In conclusion the seat was surprising comfortable and when I needed a change the air bladder did it's job. Also for the record I have 5 fractured vertebra and my back pain is constant. The drugs do little.
 
Well that sounds like the way to go, and your motivation was clear - be able to drive the car you love without it being the cause of even more pain.
Well Done!
I got seats out of a 95 Miata and put them in my Miudget. I installed a heater and 4 massage motors in the drivers side.
It's just plain luxury - now if I had a set of leather covers for it I'd be in heaven.
Gotta keep watching ebay - sooner or later there will be a set at a price I can justify.
 
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