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Daniel,
Another way to reduce weight would be to get rid of the seat adjuster mechan=
ism (if you haven't already removed it).
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> On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:48 PM, bmwwxman . <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
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> My 68 Midget also had wood spacers...
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> Cheers!!
> Jim
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>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
>> Nylon spacers would work fine. Or you could go old school like my Bugeye=
and use wood. =20
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>> Sent from my keyboard
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>>> On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:30 PM, WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <spridget=
s@autox.team.net> wrote:
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>>> Hi list,
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>>> For many years the driver's seat in my Sprite has been installed with so=
me crude steel spacers that are I guess, a quarter of an inch thick from som=
ething I had kicking around my garage. In the never ending search for weigh=
t savings (a big push might get this years 1Kg saving up to 2Kg - about 5 lb=
s) I realised I could replace them with aluminium alloy spacers or a hard pl=
astic. The seat doesn't move on the spacers it simply raises the height. S=
o, any reason not to use hard plastic rather than aluminium?
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>>> Thanks
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>>> Daniel
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Daniel,</div><div><br></div><div>Anoth=
er way to reduce weight would be to get rid of the seat adjuster mechanism (=
if you haven't already removed it).<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><=
br>On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:48 PM, bmwwxman . <<a href=3D"mailto:bmwwxman@gm=
ail.com">bmwwxman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"=
cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">My 68 Midget also had wood spacers...<div><br></=
div><div>Cheers!!<br>Jim</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <=
span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_=
blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Nylon spacers would work fine. Or you=
could go old school like my Bugeye and use wood. <br><br>Sent from my=
keyboard</div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br>On Jan 13, 2015, at 5:30 PM, W=
eslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.=
net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div>=
<blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>
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<div>Hi list,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>For many years the driver's seat in my Sprite has been installed with s=
ome=20
crude steel spacers that are I guess, a quarter of an inch thick from someth=
ing=20
I had kicking around my garage. In the never ending search for weight=20=
savings (a big push might get this years 1Kg saving up to 2Kg - about 5 lbs)=
I=20
realised I could replace them with aluminium alloy spacers or a hard=20
plastic. The seat doesn't move on the spacers it simply raises the=20
height. So, any reason not to use hard plastic rather than=20
aluminium?</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div> </div>
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<div>Daniel</div></font></div></blockquote></div></div><blockquote type=3D"c=
ite"><div><span>------------------------</span><span class=3D""><br><span></=
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s=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Cheers!!<br>Jim Johnson<br><a href=3D=
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hell in such a way that they look forward to the=20
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