tienvijftien Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Dear all, I am driving an 1970 109 with an AMC 258 engine, great car (picture in attach). I am going to rebuild the interior, transplanting seats from a p38 into the current setup. One of the things that I always wondered about: there is this metal bar (crossbrace) behond the seats. It replaces the bul;khead on the SWB models, I presume. Does it only holds the old seat backs, or does it has an integrity and structural function also? I believe the latter, but I wanted to make sure. Can;t seem to find it in manuals somehow. Cheers, Bruno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I've wondered the same. I don't think it's massively structural, as the same structure is used in 110 and defender 5 door models, without the bar. If I ever get to build my 109 SW, I'll beef up the top and bottom attachments and I think that will do for strength. Very good question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 AFAIK its just a grab handle for the 2nd row seat passengers, not seen a similar bar in a110SW. the bodyside frames are near enough identical. just looked in my up to 1986 110 parts book & that cross bar is listed as a 'grab handle' part number 333395 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 No, it's the support for the front row seat backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 http://www.retroanaconda.com/landrover/parts_books/series3/10_body.pdf scroll to page 45 of 50. it's shown on that page with 2 numbers, one as I've mentioned above & a straight version. both called 'grab rail' items 1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Sure, but without it the seats have nothing to rest on. Series seats rely on the rear bulkhead for the back, which is why they are unadjustable. Unless they're deluxe versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 The photo shows adjustable seats, seemingly not Land Rover in type, so shouldn't need the bar for support. Any lateral stiffness the bar gives would be relatively small, given the nature of the brackets at each end (which would bend quite easily with any significant lateral load). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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