I have found a design i intend to mimic and it is made from sheetmetal.
Cafe seat plate sheet metal.
It s all the same just make the adjustments needed for your bike.
What you need to make your café racer seat.
For pricing and availability.
I m getting started on building a custom seat pan for my cafe project.
Sheet metal to cover the seat area or similar bracing.
It s a given some seat pans are quicker and easier to make from sheet metal but for this type i have the seat wrap over the frame so fiberglass is my weapon of choice.
Low to high price.
Ive been trying to figure out how to make a cafe seat with the bubbled end piece under dorm room limitations.
I ve read through a few posts and have seen pans made from everything from 12 gauge to 22 gauge in everything from stainless steel to aluminum.
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Which basically means all the tools i have are the basic sockets wrenches allens a drill and bits aviation scissors rivets and a hand rivetor and duct tape.
Steelworks 24 in x 48 in aluminum tread plate sheet metal.
Anyone have suggestions for a good gauge for a sheet steel pan.
For pricing and availability.
Vanagon sheet metal and parts sort by.
Shrinking is done by creating tucks at the edges and then hammering them against an anvil because of the shape of the tuck the hammering actually gathers the metal together making it thicker cool huh.
Steelworks 24 in x 36 in aluminum decorative sheet metal.
Ive been trying to.