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R100
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Post by R100 » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:16 pm

This is what I found when I peeled the top layer of foam off.
Is that original?
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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:51 pm

Sure is. ........lm
R100 wrote:This is what I found when I peeled the top layer of foam off.
Is that original?

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Post by R100 » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:58 pm

The foam is junk. Stiff and crumbly.
Gonna go from scratch.

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:13 pm

A great idea in the 60's but foam and glue doesn't last for ever. ....lm

R100 wrote:The foam is junk. Stiff and crumbly.
Gonna go from scratch.

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Post by R100 » Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:39 am

LOUD MOUSE wrote:A great idea in the 60's but foam and glue doesn't last for ever. ....lm
R100 wrote:The foam is junk. Stiff and crumbly.
Gonna go from scratch.
Yes. That stuff is almost as old as me, and I'm getting old and crumbly.

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Post by OldScrambler » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:38 am

I found a local fellow that works at a seat manufacturer to make me new foam cushions. I saved the 'hump' from the rear of the original CL72 / 77 seat to be installed in the new units. I'll post a pic or 3 in a few weeks. I played around with making my own but I'm not very good with an electric bread knife.

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Post by R100 » Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:35 am

OldScrambler wrote:I found a local fellow that works at a seat manufacturer to make me new foam cushions. I saved the 'hump' from the rear of the original CL72 / 77 seat to be installed in the new units. I'll post a pic or 3 in a few weeks. I played around with making my own but I'm not very good with an electric bread knife.
I have only done one seat (Honda 1989 HawkGT) and it came out quite well compared to the original. It took a long time and there was a lot of "do-over" when I got something wrong.
An electric carving knife and a sewing machine are not my favourite tools.

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