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Shaving my bottom...



Josh,
Does this effectively make the side bolsters "higher" as well?

Ken
'79 Scirocco 16v project "McFly"
'86 16v (parts car)
VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"

----- Original Message -----
From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
To: "Josh Hignight" <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>; "'scirocco'"
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 5:47 AM
Subject: RE: Shaving my bottom...


> Great work, and I have a suggestion for your tech note
> instead of using the "bread knife" (actually inventive I never though of
> that one), you could simply go to a good hobby store (hobby lobby or the
> sorts) and get a foam cutting line its actually a wodden frame that has a
> very thin electrical wire accross it, it heats up (plug it) and you just
> "slice" throught foam like butter, I used to use this alot for making foam
> shape internal for floating devices and inner hulls for my R/C  hydroplans
> and boats.
>
> ATS - Patrick Bureau
>
> =>-----Original Message-----
> =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Josh Hignight
> =>Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:14 PM
> =>To: 'scirocco'
> =>Subject: Shaving my bottom...
> =>
> =>
> =>Well I got my new seat (Corbeau Carrera, very nice!). I installed it
with
> =>the supplied "lowered" bracket, and proceeded to plant my head firmly
into
> =>the headliner as soon as I sat in it.
> =>
> =>Bummer  :-(
> =>
> =>Corbeau recommends shaving the bottom seat cushion. I've had some
> =>upholstery
> =>experience (very little yet), so I figure, what the heck.
> =>
> =>It was really easy. You just have to take your time and have somewhat of
a
> =>steady hand (it's not precision work here, but you'll feel it if
> =>you cut it
> =>un-evenly when you're butt is sitting crooked on that seat).
> =>
> =>I was asked to take pictures, so here's a whole write up (my first one
> =>actually). It's on an msn community, sorry I don't have a real
> =>web page yet.
> =>Hope this helps you tall guys like me. I can now sit very
> =>comfortably in my
> =>Corbeau.
> =>
> =>
> =>http://communities.msn.com/85Scirocco16v2/pictures
> =>
> =>
> =>
> =>Joshua Hignight
> =>Student Services/Technical Services
> =>New Mexico Campus
> =>(505) 821-4800
> =>
> =>
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