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    I gotta get some upholstery on there REAL QUICK to cover up those two holes, otherwise I'll never hear the end of it.

    Yep Duane, if nothing else, it is solid...........and HEAVY. Dan and I flipped it the other day, and he commented his '29 steel body is actually lighter. I am just about through the 4th gallon of resin, and somehow have used up about 12-13 yards of mat, so it certainly isn't going to flex. If you have ever picked up a gallon of resin you know how heavy they are, so 4 X that has added some weight to it.

    By comparison, when I got the body I could pick it up and put it on the frame by myself. He and I were both happy to set it down the other day, as it was pretty heavy to hold. It reminds me of some early production fiberglass boats. Back when they started using fiberglass they didn't know how strong it was, so they built the first generation boats as thick as they had been building wooden ones. Some of those boats were the best ones ever made. I had a 1965 Chris Craft 27 footer, and when I cut a hole in the bottom for the depth finder transducer, it was 1 inch thick down there !! But the boat was a tank, and even after years of use never had one stress crack. New boats develop stress cracks sometimes before they ever leave the dealership because they are building them so thin nowadays.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
    ........the end of it.
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    Did you really mean to phrase it that way??
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    Don....just a thought, you may know this trick already.....when you cut the nylon webbing, hold a match or cigarette lighter to the cut ends to melt the cut fibres together.......it stops them fraying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnboy
    Don....just a thought, you may know this trick already.....when you cut the nylon webbing, hold a match or cigarette lighter to the cut ends to melt the cut fibres together.......it stops them fraying.

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    That's a good idea Johnboy. We had an electric hot knife when I worked at West Marine to cut the webbing with. It sealed the edges as you describe so they would not unravel.

    I'll have to rig up something to do that on each cut I make, or just use some heat,as you suggested.

    Thanks,

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    Don small pensil torch may be just the answer. Very small flame and easy to control the heat . Worth a shot at HF for a couple bucks . A can of butane .

    Reminds me i hit some flea markets in W.Va. last week and seen the largest can of butane ever . Was as tall as a liter bottle and about 2 inches in diameter.

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    It just so happen's that I'm at the same point, well sort of I actually drove my T tonight. I was going to, and probably still will build bomber style seat's, but Goodguy's is this weekend so I am making a mad dash to have something to sit on. I made the platform, mine will not be divided by the tunnel because I don't have one, I made the cut out's then I started looking for something to use for the webbing, I truely hope my daughter doesn't miss the tow strap I confiscated from her jeep.:It seem's like it will work.

    I ran out of time tonight to finish, but I will finish it tomorrow (as far as the webbing) if I can get my computer to cooperate I will post some pic's.

    I really like the seat's Dan put in his car, but those could be budget killers.

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    Bobby, that's a good idea about the torch, and I am pretty sure my Son has one. That's what I'll do.

    Ron, you are that close, huh?? Great. I love the towstrap thing. You are just getting even with her for all the stuff she borrowed from you, I bet. I never feel bad about using some of Dan's stuff, because he had no reservations about borrowing my tools and things when he was younger. All of a sudden he has gotten protective of his stuff, and I have to remind him every so often about him using mine.

    Shoot us some pictures, please.


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    Don, that's one of the great thing's about having girl's, if something in the garage is misplaced it's usually my fault, they just don't mess with my stuff.
    Now on the other hand if they come home with a new purse I instantly start looking for my wallet or the money that used to be in it. My brother on the other hand with 4 boy's has had a lock on his garage for years.

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