Removing Foam - NA Seats

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Craig
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Postby Craig » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:09 pm

Can I ask why you went from 20mm tapering up to 10mm, why not 20mm the whole way?
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Postby ampz » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:50 pm

Craig,

You don't really need the front to be as low, so it can sit high.

Matty did this in Nessy and it just locks you lower in the seat towards the back (Thanks Matty :D ), you will find the support for your legs better anyways (unless you are a front row forward with massive hams that is, which i think you'd be safe there :P )...

Come past Stefan's place on Saturday and have a go at my car if you like.

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Postby Craig » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:42 pm

ampz wrote:You don't really need the front to be as low, so it can sit high. Matty did this in Nessy and it just locks you lower in the seat towards the back (Thanks Matty :D ), you will find the support for your legs better anyways (unless you are a front row forward with massive hams that is, which i think you'd be safe there :P )...


Hmmm yeh sounds fair enough...and stop checking out my legs Nuno! :shock:

ampz wrote:Come past Stefan's place on Saturday and have a go at my car if you like.


I've sat in Slammers car before and I kinda found it too much, mind you he might have removed more foam too.
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Postby Astroboysoup » Fri Apr 13, 2007 12:00 pm

Here is my seat with the bottom foam taken out

anyone want to swap with a seat that hasn't had the foam taken out please let me know. there are a few scruffs and and hole here and there. :(

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Postby irwin83r » Fri May 04, 2007 6:32 pm

how you guys go about removing the foam??

a foam cutter or a bread knife???

im so doing this on the weekend :P

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Postby irwin83r » Sun May 06, 2007 11:55 am

well im done..

took out loads of the bottom and the back rest..


sitting HEAPS lower now and the comfort level hasnt seemded to change... yet to take it on a decnet drive but it dose feel like a proper sports seat now..

i just used a kitchen knife and sawed it off... found the best method to remove maximum material without cutting too deep was to take the foam out of the shovel turn the shovel upside down and press the foam back onto it so lumped up in the middle then you can kinda just cut off the lump.

either way its quiet easy... especially if your only taking out afew mil but im actually thinking the more the better as far as tall people go.

next club run feel free to have a sit anyone... only done the drives side so if you play musical chairs you can really feel the difference :D


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