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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:28 AM
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Looks good. I love that seat!
 
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Yea that belt covers going as soon as I can get my hands on a lift. I always look at it and think how much of a pain in the *** it is to get off...
 
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Originally Posted by Robbie13
Looks good. I love that seat!
Thanks I got it off ebay for $60 some guy was getting rid of the ones he makes.

BTW, you're fender cut looks great. What strategy did you use to get such a clean cut?
 
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Originally Posted by navd
Thanks I got it off ebay for $60 some guy was getting rid of the ones he makes.

BTW, you're fender cut looks great. What strategy did you use to get such a clean cut?
Thank you. Beer mainly! Took some thin pinstriping from the auto store and outlined how I wanted it to look. I think I even used a small bucket for curves. Cut the struts, moved the turn sigs forward. They are just brake lights now.
 

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