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May 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

#1521

wild_irishman

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From: Cape May County, NJ

Hell yeah, just gotta find a cool cd now....

May 30, 2010 | 12:00 AM

#1522

In Memoriam Citoriplus

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From: Rochester, NY

Nice job Quadancer, one question.
Where in Wallyworld did you find the jel pad?

May 30, 2010 | 04:47 AM

#1523

mud

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From: the 50s & the 60s

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Nice job Quadancer, one question.

Where in Wallyworld did you find the jel pad?

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Gotta pay attention Frank.

things move fast around here.

check posting # 1491
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May 30, 2010 | 07:12 AM

#1524

fwms

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From: in NC

Thanks Quadancer for the write-up and pics. The seat mod site was very helpful. Guess I’ll order some foam and see if I can make my seat more comfy.

May 30, 2010 | 07:16 AM

#1525

spaceblue

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From: The Mohawk Trail

Oil Filter Removal Funnel

Don't know about you, but I have never liked the thought of oil saturating my rubber front motor mount mount each time I remover my oil filter. I also hate the thought of spending $20 plus tax for the cheap pos orange plastic HD oil catch funnel. Imagine that must be worth about .005 cents worth of plastic and $18.95 in packaging cost. So in my search for a better (spelled c-h-e-a-p) alternative I came up with this idea.

I made an oil catch funnel from a discarded Purex Laundry Detergent bottle.

Fashioned using only a Stanley razor knife and a pair of industrial sheers as seen here.

Here's an end view of the funnel.

Funnel in place ready for filter removal.

Here comes the oil, away from the rubber mount. With caution most of the oil is guided safely away.

Filter removed with minimal clean up!

I'm not gonna say this is a perfect solution but it's one hell of a start. I tried several different plastic containers but this one seems to fit the best so far. Besides, the price was right.
Keep the shiny side up...spaceblue

Don't know why but the site would only allow me 2 photos in the text.
I'll add the remaining 4 as attachments...if it lets me do that.

Last edited by spaceblue; May 30, 2010 at 08:30 AM. Reason: Photos won't show

May 30, 2010 | 07:21 AM

#1526

spaceblue

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From: The Mohawk Trail

Missing Photos

Here's the remaining photos. Being old and dumb technology never seems to work for me. Sorry if this post is redundant. I did a search using the word funnel and didn't see anything so I posted.

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May 30, 2010 | 07:42 AM

#1527

Quadancer

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From: Acworth Georgia

I tried wrapping plastic under it, and that does NOT work, so the bottle is a good one!

WallyWorld Gel pads - in automotive at SOME of the stores. I've had several people say they couldn't find them, but I've seen them in 3 stores now. About $21.00 because it's the waffled type, not solid gel.

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Thanks Quadancer for the write-up and pics. The seat mod site was very helpful. Guess I’ll order some foam and see if I can make my seat more comfy.

If you're on a FL, you may be surprised to see just how THICK the stock foam is! Mine got comfy by the second pic, where I was just cutting down into it and cupping the butt, even without the gel insert. You may not NEED any more foam. And the Harley foam is very stiff; you'd never bottom out, but if your shaping is correct, it doesn't even matter. Look at some of the unpadded chopper seats; it's all about shape.

Last edited by Quadancer; May 30, 2010 at 07:46 AM.

May 30, 2010 | 08:12 AM

#1528

FXD2003Rider

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From: Harmelen (The Netherlands, Europe)

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Originally Posted by spaceblue

Here's the remaining photos. Being old and dumb technology never seems to work for me. Sorry if this post is redundant. I did a search using the word funnel and didn't see anything so I posted.