building some bomber seats

so i am building a set of bomber seats for a customer . i figured i would document the building of them and make a thread . these are pretty much a plain jane, basic set style i make ( they can get pretty fancy with custom orders) these are made from 16 gauge aluminum, will update the thread as i progress.

this is what we are making



seat back cut out



back braces cut, bead rolled and some drilling



side brace, where the seat belt hole is



seat bottom cut out



brace that attaches to the seat back and seat bottom, holes still need dimpled



all the pieces cut, drilled and bead rolled, all the large holes still need dimpled, and the seat belt holes will be cut out later

Wow, that's awesome. I really like those. And those are just the "regular" ones? I would love to see what the fancy ones look like.

maverickmk said:

Wow, that's awesome. I really like those. And those are just the "regular" ones? I would love to see what the fancy ones look like.

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What he said! I'm definitely going to follow this thread, thanks for sharing! [cl

Beercan

sweeeeeeeeet[dr thats not to plain too me.

made a little more progress on the seat today, should finish it up tomorrow. i have been waiting to get my dimple dies back to do the holes before i got to carried away riveting things together

That is too cool and thanks for sharing! [cl[cl[cl

Beercan

WOW!!!

Never cease to amaze me with your talents.....nice man....[cl

You do very nice work, I am definitely impressed.

You are not going to get my ass to sit on that however... wheres the comfort ? heh heh

they are actually really comfortable even with out a seat pad, but a seat pad makes it really nice, especially on longer drives

Any plans to move to central Florida? I'll work for you for free

maverickmk said:

Any plans to move to central Florida? I'll work for you for free

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What he said. All kinds of free labor from us down here.

got the first seat of the set finished up minus going over it with a scotch brite to give it a brushed aluminum look. also started the second seat of the pair today.

seat belt holes and added and extra hole on the side





added the side brace on the inside



and the finished product ( seat 1 of the pair)









second seat of the pair starting to go together

Those are great looking seats. I always enjoy seeing your work. Could you give us a little insight as to how you do the actual riveting. Are you hand hammering them or do you have another method?

i was going to post pics of the tools i use to rivet them together with, but i took the pics and left the camera at the shop. so until i post the pics, i use a pneumatic rivet gun set at 30 psi, and a bucking bar ( a 2 inx1.5 inch chunk os steel with a handle) and every one is done by hand that way

Not sure if you care about my opinion but hell, I'll give it anyway!

Love the seats, absolutely fantastic looks and amazing fabricating skills! My only issues are the bullets, not feeling them to be honest. Also, any ideas for comfort?

what bullets? are you talking about the cleco's? they are just a tool used to hold the parts together during fabrication and riveting, they are like a re usable sheet metal screw but works a lot better.

more progress, got both seats finished up today

this was about half way riveted together on the second seat



the tools used to put them together, a pneumatic rivet gun, bucking bar, rivets, and your hands



both seats all finished up

cornfield customs said:

what bullets? are you talking about the cleco's? they are just a tool used to hold the parts together during fabrication and riveting, they are like a re usable sheet metal screw but works a lot better.

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I stand corrected sorry about that! They look great then...I wish I could get a pair for my truck!

its all good, of you want a set for your truck let me know i can make all kinds of designs

cornfield customs said:

its all good, of you want a set for your truck let me know i can make all kinds of designs

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Ah! Thakns for the offer, prolly good money for em for the quality I see which is expected, quite possibly doesn't fit into my budget at this moment but I will keep you posted!