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Re: rubber body pads/horse hair

To: R Haug <haugchiro@moscow.com>
Subject: Re: rubber body pads/horse hair
From: Ron Hamilton <ej99176@goodnet.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:45:28 -0700
Find a dense closed cell foam at a plastics shop or upholstery supply.

Ron

R Haug wrote:

> Mike,
> Isn't the fire hose covered with a cloth or fiber material as well.  Unless
> it was all rubber, it would soak up water just like the original felt
> pads.  I have just removed the body from the frame on my 67.5 and was
> thinking of using a thin piece of rubber material as an insulator between
> the body and frame.  I thought that the fiber material was mostly an anti
> squeek type mateial so the body parts don't rub metal to metal.  Seems as
> though rubber would be a much better replacement.
> Bob
>
> Michael Clothier wrote:
>
> > I was wondering the same thing. For some wierd reason I wondered if you
> > could use surplus fire hose as an alterative.
> > Mike Clothier
> > Norco, Ca.
> > 70 1600
> > 68 1600 Auto-X project




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