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Re: Europa-List: Re: Underseat cavities

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Underseat cavities
From: N55XS <topglock@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 16:49:20

TELEDYNMCS@aol.com wrote:

>
>In a message dated 2/11/2005 2:58:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>europa-list-digest@matronics.com writes:
>
>  
>
>>Flight,
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>>
>>>Has anyone ever used a two part expanding foam to use in place of blue foam
>>>for special sculpting uses.  I want to get a custom fit for the bottom 
>>>      
>>>
>>floor
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>>
>>>area under the seats and don't really want to have to do it with pieces of
>>>rigid foam which I currently have in place.  Pour it in place (not directly
>>>on the bottom but on plastic on the bottom), expand around all the hoses 
>>>      
>>>
>>and
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>>>filters in the seat bottom and then cut the top to fit.
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>A058
>>>N15JN
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>>>
>>Hi Steve,
>>
>>FWIW, I chose to make a flat seat pan from a sandwich of Rohacell foam core 
>>and 2 layers of 'bid each side. The pan is held in place with velcro tabs. I

>>made brackets out of 'bid to hold the pan panel along the inner side of the 
>>cavity and another one along the outter cavity, at a level even with the 
>>molding in the middle. The inner cavity under the seat is storage for a quart
of 
>>oil, fuel tester, rags, lunch etc. The outter cavity contains my headset 
>>jacks. This neatly contains the headset wiring and is superior to having the
head 
>>set jacks overhead. The headset wires just disappear behind the seat cushion.
>>
>>I can send you pictures of what I've done if you'd like to see them.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>John Lawton
>>Dunlap, TN
>>A-245 (Just about to make the panel go blinky-blink.)
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I used plywood to construct a removable seat bottom.  Pics at my site, 
May 30 entry...

-- 
Jeff - A055
Ready for paint and waiting for FWF, engine and prop.
Builders Log: http://www.N55XS.com


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