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    Hopefully i can find something local soon, looking into city jobs too
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      Oh man that sucks. Wishing you all the best from this side of the pond.
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        Honestly i hope i dont have to sell it, its literally in my opinion the coolest thing ive owned.. and ive had 3 v8 rx7's..
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          If i can off load the fzr in the next couple days then my add is coming down
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            Good luck on moving that FZR! Polish that baby up and ride it EVERYWHERE with a For Sale sign on it, ebay, craigslist, cycle trader...

            Best of luck.
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            '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
            '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
            '79 GS425stock
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            '77 GS400 489cc racer build
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              Adds up for the fzr, its pretty mint except for the fact that its stuck in 2nd gear
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                Best of luck man. I was really looking forward to seeing where this one was going, but you gotta do what you gotta do.....
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                  Im trying to to sell other things to save this, fingers crossed!!
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                    FD chassis RX7 with an LS1, Brandon, or the old 5.0 in an FB chassis?
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                      2 fc with small bock chevys and a fb with a 351 ford
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                        I think im going to build a seat this weekend, the more i ride it the more i kinda know what i want. Just not sure how to accomplish it yet
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                          I need opinions on how you guys would go about this
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                            Brandon, I'll post some links to pics of what I did with mine this year. I use Google Photos and the images sometimes don't appear in posts but the links work. https://goo.gl/photos/qjbeVnXENMyKQUvk9


                            I took some 1" angle and welded it onto the frame to give me a flat mount point where I can run bolts through to secure my custom seat pan/rear hump. The angle raised the mount point of the seat that 1" and brought it closer to level and closer to the base of the tank. I have the hump integrated into the seat pan, which you wouldn't need, but you can follow the same concept. I then took a piece of 1/8" aluminum sheet from an old road sign I had laying around and cut it and bent it to shape. Padding is from an old Chevy pickup rear seat with additional material. I don't have any pics of the seat cushion as it is currently with a tailor friend who is sewing the cover together for me. I will be using pop rivets to hold the cover onto the aluminum base. The base has 2 bolts that run through the seat pan.

                            So the pan bolts onto the frame and the seat itself will bolt onto the pan.

                            I hope I explained it clearly... let me know if you have any questions.

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                              Its funny you used a road sign cause i did too for my original idea. Man your bike is awesome! What rearsets did you go with?
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                                Originally posted by thebrandonbeezy View Post
                                I need opinions on how you guys would go about this
                                I'm happy with the way my seat came out.... all aluminum cuz it's my preference and no welding cuz I don't weld.... yet. this seat is made of aluminum sharp corner channel (side rails) and 1/8"sheet for the pan and cowl. the seat foam was reshaped from the original foam and upholstered by a car guy next door. it mounts with a shaft up front that picks up where the original seat picked up and at the back I have some 1/4 turn fasteners for easy removal. if you are at all interested in more details I'm happy to share more about the seat construction.
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