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One "Tool" that my parachute rigger buddy had in his collection for shaping was an electric knife. Probably can be had for $5 at any thrift store.
Originally posted by Yamaniac
I finally had to do something about my seat. After pullng the cover and drawing lines where I wanted to cut it, I waited about 3 days before I had the courage to steal the bread knife from teh kitchen and start irreversible damage. Had read on a chopper forum of guys using the sleeping bag pads. So I went to Walmart and got the $5 one (spongy foam) and the $11 dollar one (eggcrate, closed cell foam). After cutting both driver and passenger seats down, ended up with 3 layes of the eggcrate stuff for my seat, 2 layers and a gel pad for the wife. We are both happy campers for about $30. I ended up cutting my seat down and putting a little bit of a 'back' to it. That helps tremendously. Also ended up widening the seat out by about an inch or so. All fits really, really tight under stock cover. I know this thread was originally about the covers, so sorry of I hijacked. oh, if you do this, while you are at Wally world, pick up a can of 3m super 77 adhesive. you'll need it to stick everyting together. Oh, I used my electric orbital sander to try and smooth things up... that worked, but didn't work great. Don't know what else to recommend for shaping.
I finally had to do something about my seat. After pullng the cover and drawing lines where I wanted to cut it, I waited about 3 days before I had the courage to steal the bread knife from teh kitchen and start irreversible damage. Had read on a chopper forum of guys using the sleeping bag pads. So I went to Walmart and got the $5 one (spongy foam) and the $11 dollar one (eggcrate, closed cell foam). After cutting both driver and passenger seats down, ended up with 3 layes of the eggcrate stuff for my seat, 2 layers and a gel pad for the wife. We are both happy campers for about $30. I ended up cutting my seat down and putting a little bit of a 'back' to it. That helps tremendously. Also ended up widening the seat out by about an inch or so. All fits really, really tight under stock cover. I know this thread was originally about the covers, so sorry of I hijacked. oh, if you do this, while you are at Wally world, pick up a can of 3m super 77 adhesive. you'll need it to stick everyting together. Oh, I used my electric orbital sander to try and smooth things up... that worked, but didn't work great. Don't know what else to recommend for shaping.
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