what do you think so far.

[apndrvs]

just curious to see what yall think of what ive done so far. im open to ideas and opinions.

http://s903.photobucket.com/albums/ac234/apndrvs/?newest=1

[jmnjrpa]

What color are the pipes going to be? Looks like it's coming along nice.

[Lunatic]

excellent

Good job on making the seat pan. That ought to be a cool looking seat once upholstered.

[apndrvs]

the pipes are flat black. got the seat-pan off and carved out today next i get to learn how to upholster.i will post more pics today.

[clcorbin]

Nice. I was thinking about making a replacement seat pan for my 79F. My original plan was to "copy" the factory pan, but I think I like your method better.

[apndrvs]

it was really easy and cheap too. i think i spent $12 on fiber glass and had twice as much as i needed, $14 on the resin and $5 on the the tape. pluse i got the experience off the whole thing.

[clcorbin]

It's amazing what a person could do with a little bit of skill and desire to get something done.

Quick question: Did you reuse the factory seat mounting brackets (rear bolt downs) and did you make some kind of tongue to hold the front down (like stock)?

[DGXSER]

I think for your bike, you could no longer use the original mounting bolt locations as you cut them off on your frame.

[TomRodgers]

Bungee chords work well holding a seat down with no mounting tabs/bolts

On the last seat pan i made like that, i removed the mounting bolts from the old pan, attached them to the mounting tabs on the frame, and carefully placed the fiberglass around them(several wraps of tape around the threads to allow them to slide thru the fiberglass later on). i took some 1/16th thick sheet metal and cut small strips, about 2" wide and 4" long. i tack welded some nuts to the topside. i worked them into the fiberglass matting. same basic process for the front "tounge". I took the original tounge off the seat pan, slid it into the 'slot' and braced it from below with tape, wood and wire.
i pre-drilled it for small bolts. started laying 'glass and again worked a small metal plate with nuts welded on. took a little time, but to me it was worth the extra support rather than having to redo the whole thing later if it broke.
JMO. the foam i picked up from a marine store. shaping it was a real pain in the a$$. finally borrowed a hot knife from a buddy and that worked a little better.

get creative. its fun!!!

[clcorbin]

Thanks Tom. That's pretty much the plan I had, but i will have to make a new tongue first as the original one detached from the pan a long time ago and is long gone.

[apndrvs]

i used the gas tank bolt to hold the front of my seat pan. and as for the rear bolts i i made two little flaps on the seat pan and i will bolt it directly to the frame from those.