FZ50 seat

[my_quest]

I'm doing 1980 FZ50 X restoration...
The seat is in a bad state. The cover I can make/replace and the foam is still good.
But the metal formed/stamped plate is nearly completely rusted away.
I may be able to save it by cutting and welding new metal in place, but it won't be an easy job.

I was wondering if anybody knows if an alternate seat could be fitted?

Any thoughts appreciated.

[slowasyoulike]

Is there enough of it left for you to use as a mould for a fibreglass copy?

[WD Forte]

the FZ50 is the new flagship in Panasonic's big-zoom Lumix range, upping the image size to a class-leading 10.2 megapixels and adding a couple of welcome new features. Unlike the FZ30, which represented a leap forward in design and features over the FZ20 (and closed the gap between fixed lens and SLR cameras further than ever before), the new camera is a fairly minor upgrade. Then again, the FZ30 was hardly crying out for a massive overhaul; despite a wealth of 'super zoom' competitors it really does sit in a class of its own, offering true SLR-like handling and operation and an amazingly versatile 35-420mm equivalent 12x optical zoom (with fluid-damped mechanical zoom mechanism). So let's find out if the FZ50 is a worthy successor, and if it can overcome the few complaints we had, starting as usual with the headline features:
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[my_quest]

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