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swiftyboi006

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Ive recently done an extention for an ex mclaren seat builder who builds custon seats to suit the driver.
Hes now working on his own and builds seats for all of f1 and other drivers. He uses a method that only 2 other people in the world use and its brilliant. Moulds your body into a seat. Just wonderd if any of you would be interested in a price on getting a custom seat made?

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Posted 2nd Nov 2012 at 20:53
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What's the method? You can buy one of the seat moulding kits from Demon Tweeks.

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Bin bag on a frame and some expanding foam poured around you?

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    • Posted 2nd Nov 2012 at 23:01
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    swiftyboi006

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    From what i gathered it a big bean bag of polystyrene injected with a certain type if resin. Then cut and moulded into the perfect shapethen fabricated. The seat that i was showed.... I picked up with 2 fingers and could barely feel and weight

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    Posted 2nd Nov 2012 at 23:47
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    owain

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    This kinda stuff?

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    Posted 2nd Nov 2012 at 23:54
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    Sort of he uses a special type of resin that keeps the weight low other than that i dont lnow alot more Laugh my ass off

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:20
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    owain

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    I'm not saying he's lying or anything, I'd just be interested to know more about how he does it, I've always found it quite interesting.

    Would be keen to know if there's anything wrong with the DT method.

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:26
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    daveyboy

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    Nothing wrong with the DT method, I just wonder if he's found a way of making it even lighter, not easy though as the two pack foam method is already pretty damn light.

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    eliotrw

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    My understading of what you saying he builds the seat like that where as the demon tweeks thing is just a seat liner

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:35
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    swiftyboi006

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    Well Dunno the seat he made for hamilton cost alot when i asked how much he said "thousands" so i dont think its a simple as the dt method. Bearing in mind that he fabricates them to a perfect work of art. I should have got some pictures

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:36
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    owain

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    eliotrw wrote:
    My understading of what you saying he builds the seat like that where as the demon tweeks thing is just a seat liner


    But if only two other people in world do it like that, must be different somehow.

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    swiftyboi006 wrote:
    Just wonderd if any of you would be interested in a price on getting a custom seat made?


    swiftyboi006 wrote:
    when i asked how much he said "thousands"


    I think I'm out.

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:38
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    ian7675

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    Now I'm getting older I'm more into my flying armchairs rather than small hatches so I would like someone to make me a memory foam seat for my Volvo which is as comfy as my bed....possibly add some shagpile to the floor too.

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:39
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    swiftyboi006

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    owain wrote:
    eliotrw wrote:
    My understading of what you saying he builds the seat like that where as the demon tweeks thing is just a seat liner


    But if only two other people in world do it like that, must be different somehow.
    he tried to explain whats different but i really wasnt listening/fogot lol there must be something different in the way he does it or maybe he was just talking from his dirter to fool me Dunno the touring car seat i held was so light you wouldnt know if it fell on you Laugh my ass off

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:42
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    swiftyboi006

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    owain wrote:
    swiftyboi006 wrote:
    Just wonderd if any of you would be interested in a price on getting a custom seat made?


    swiftyboi006 wrote:
    when i asked how much he said "thousands"


    I think I'm out.
    that was because it was for mclaren and had alot more work and different types of fabrics and stuff, he showed me this material that he used for a seat he made and it was like memory foam but black and rubbery and soft Dunno

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    Posted 3rd Nov 2012 at 10:46
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