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Title: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 17, 2016, 11:40:05 PM

Hi all, going to start making th seat base soon and wanted to ask for ideas. Thinking of using 2mm steel or 3mm aluminium. Then there was the thought of a polly nylon kind of material. Then today I saw the old original seat unit that is in quite good shape which I was going to sell as the cover is 8/10 the unit 7.5/10, but as it's just sitting there ready to be used.
Any ideas or thought ?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: yozzer74 on July 18, 2016, 05:17:36 PM

I would make one. as the original probably won't suit the style your going for . And it won't cost the earth to do .

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: Valentinik on July 18, 2016, 08:33:29 PM

What style seat are you going for? I made my brat style seat (flat with a kick up at the back) out of 3mm aluminium and it is plenty thick enough. I wouldn't want to go any thinner in aluminium though.

Mike

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 18, 2016, 10:12:33 PM

Yozzer, I really didn't want to destroy a pretty good seat unit.
Valentinik ive got a 20deg kick up on mine, did you weld any of yours, how did you attach bits to the unit. I can't weld aluminium.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: yozzer74 on July 18, 2016, 11:01:51 PM

Use rivets to fasten things on to base

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: Valentinik on July 19, 2016, 03:59:43 PM

I can weld aluminium but mine was a flat piece that I then put a bend in to suit the kick up of the frame section. I used rivnuts into the aluminium plate and then welded 2 flat pieces of steel across the frame for the bolts to go into. I'd planning on using more rivnuts to hold all of the electrical items to the underside of the pan too.

If you want any specific pictures of mine just let me know and j can take some.

Mike

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 19, 2016, 05:11:52 PM

That would be a big help. Thanks.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: Valentinik on July 19, 2016, 07:15:43 PM

Here's a few pictures, if there's anything more specific you want taking, just let me know.

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q739/S2-Roadster/CB550/EECE4F66-E628-4F09-8C1D-66CD9BA117E8_zpsxzjqbnpd.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/S2-Roadster/media/CB550/EECE4F66-E628-4F09-8C1D-66CD9BA117E8_zpsxzjqbnpd.jpg.html)

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q739/S2-Roadster/CB550/FC203955-C94F-44CB-97CE-1204A9B6D373_zpsxokdm3fa.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/S2-Roadster/media/CB550/FC203955-C94F-44CB-97CE-1204A9B6D373_zpsxokdm3fa.jpg.html)

Mike

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 19, 2016, 09:11:45 PM

Nice job on the loop. Thanks

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: yozzer74 on July 19, 2016, 10:39:15 PM

Onethumb if you look on pops400 build thread on page 6 I think I showed him how I fitted my seat if it helps you out .

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 20, 2016, 12:53:57 PM

Thanks yozzer I will check it out.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 20, 2016, 05:20:27 PM

Nicely done yozzer. Where did you get the seat done?

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: yozzer74 on July 20, 2016, 05:43:43 PM

Which part the cushion or the actual seat hump

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 20, 2016, 10:45:18 PM

The cushion.
 I know who did your seat, he's one of the nicest people I've ever spoke to on the phone.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: yozzer74 on July 21, 2016, 08:12:37 AM

It was a place in Sheffield .there just a car upholstery firm .I'm sure there will be some thing similar near you .

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 21, 2016, 01:15:49 PM

Cheers yozzer. Appreciate it.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: yozzer74 on July 29, 2016, 09:18:47 PM

Onethumb is this the style your going for [attachimg=1]

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: Underdog1 on July 29, 2016, 10:01:20 PM

Quote from: Valentinik on July 19, 2016, 07:15:43 PM

Here's a few pictures, if there's anything more specific you want taking, just let me know.

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q739/S2-Roadster/CB550/EECE4F66-E628-4F09-8C1D-66CD9BA117E8_zpsxzjqbnpd.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/S2-Roadster/media/CB550/EECE4F66-E628-4F09-8C1D-66CD9BA117E8_zpsxzjqbnpd.jpg.html)

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q739/S2-Roadster/CB550/FC203955-C94F-44CB-97CE-1204A9B6D373_zpsxokdm3fa.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/S2-Roadster/media/CB550/FC203955-C94F-44CB-97CE-1204A9B6D373_zpsxokdm3fa.jpg.html)

Mike

Ill be making something similar in the near future and this is how i envisage doing my seat base. The one thing i haven't figured out yet is do you weld the nuts on to the top of the aluminium, glue foam on top, shape, then have the entire thing upholstered (including the underneath side) and then cut holes for access to the nuts? Or does the upholster leave holes in the material for the fixings?

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: Valentinik on July 29, 2016, 10:18:17 PM

I've had the pan powder coated black so that the underside doesn't need to be upholstered and you have access to the bolts. I will be bolting all the electrical items to the underside of the pan anyway

Mike

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: Underdog1 on July 29, 2016, 10:38:10 PM

Quote from: Valentinik on July 29, 2016, 10:18:17 PM

I've had the pan powder coated black so that the underside doesn't need to be upholstered and you have access to the bolts. I will be bolting all the electrical items to the underside of the pan anyway

Mike

ok cool, i just can't get it in my head how the upholsterers leave the bottom of the seat pan bare

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on July 30, 2016, 12:16:38 AM

Quote from: yozzer74 on July 29, 2016, 09:18:47 PM

Onethumb is this the style your going for (Attachment Link)

Yes it is yozzer. It keeps changing a little every time I see one of the excellent builds on here yours included. But that's the look.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: philgresty on August 15, 2016, 08:23:01 AM

Hey, i'm actually after a stock seat, would you sell yours by any chance?
Cheers
Phil

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on August 15, 2016, 10:02:04 PM

Philgresty pm sent.

Title: Re: Seat base
Post by: onethumb on August 17, 2016, 03:53:18 PM

Thanks for ideas here's how mine is coming on. Any tips?(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160817/ca6f5b3c2380578e284e9f17fd3b9a88.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160817/3a5106134a2db320592653f325be3b52.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160817/56fd87cf2cf7a78dca9c213131a7954d.jpg)


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