I found the wooden strips on the bottoms to be too narrow to keep the seats in place, and the first time I sat on one of the seats it came off the rails, with the staples that hold the fabric on making some good scratches in the rail paint. Not very pleased with that. Solution I came up with was to purchase some wooden strips myself, cut them to fit, then glue and screw them to the seat bottoms. Had the whole family in the vehicle afterwards, wriggling around, and the seats now stayed in place.
The seats: firm but comfortable. Of course, in a stationary vehicle is not the best place to judge, but at least for now they're quite nice. I have the rubber bumpers and leather straps for them, but as usual, there are no instructions, and so it'll take some guess work. Seat construction is completely unlike the originals.
The new strips, carefully measured, glued and screwed into place.
Looking back: the original seats. May still get these re-uphostered one day, as their basic frames and springs are in excellent shape.
Original seat bottoms and backs. How did the bottoms stay on the rails? Just with the leather straps at the forward end (of which there is just the one remaining, bottom right)?
The interior is slowly coming together, with various items being fitted and tested. The lever knobs are all original.
My daughter, Land Rover dreaming.... : ) Note also a test fit of a vent seal.
Did I mention the door exteriors are now painted, as well? : )
