Short-arse seat mod in Melb

Believe it or not, I need to get a seat "thinned" on my 4-year-old's
PeeWee 50 clone. He has inherited his mother's legs, and as a result,
can't reach the ground.

Can someone recommend someone in Melbourne who may be able to help, or
alternately is it a hard job to do myself (I assume I just need to
remove the cover and replace foam with a higher-density, thinner piece,
then re-cover it?)

Thanks in advance.

 

Rod,
If the cover is glued on, just remove the cover and replace
the foam - then glue cove back on - if stapled, remove staples - then
glue the cover back on.


Johno

 

You could just shave some of the foam out from what's already there and
anyway, aren't you being hard on the kid?

He should have another 12 years of growth left in him.



justAL

 

Tried platform shoes?...

 

I know a Chinese bloke who can lengthen the legs?

 

I keep telling him to wait... but he's killing me! He wants to ride it
NOW!

I just found that I can buy a new seat for $47, so I'll go pick one up
and start butchering.

 

The other option is to get him some training wheels but they're $150. The
wheels are held down by springs so he can still attempt cornering but not
lose his balance.

justAL

 

I'll give that a miss...

I bought a new seat today, for $47. This seat actually has harder foam
in it. Looks like the extruded yellow stuff, rather than the softer
"sponge" that the original has.

This new seat should be more "toolable", so I'm going to try just
re-shaping the original foam, rather than replacing.

Other than a sharp knife, does anyone have any suggestions on what I
could use to shave some of the foam away?

 

hmm ,

Jigsaw ?
blowtorch

 

Sarcasm.

Or try a hot wire cutter ... you can make one out of a bit of resistance
wire and some bits of wood as a frame. Google for it.

-----sharks

 

Sneak into the kitchen and swipe the electric carving knife - works a
treat on foam (just don't let the missus catch you...)

big

 

Seconded!

 

They're a ripper for cutting polystyrene...

 

Thirded. So much so that it's a running joke in my immediate
family. If the electric knife ain't working to par, someone
musta been carving mattresses with it.

GB

 

Great! Thanks for that. I've since found a website that shows similar
work being done, and they used a hacksaw and then a grinding wheel in a
dremel to finish the shaping.

I think I'll try the 'leccy knife instead of the hacksaw, and go the
larger grinding wheel in the cordless drill.