Fiberglass seat pan (pics)

[thecort]

After a lot of research & asking around I attempted making 1/2 a seat pan out of fiberglass lol. I've never used fiberglass before so I was a little concerned about wrecking it.
I had a seat pan sent to me but the tail didn' fit my rear fender, so I cut off the rear & spliced a new rear into the existing pan. Here's some pics. Anyone have any pointers please feel free to share:

Damn this shit is messy!


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[Bill]

Props to you for having the balls to try it on your own!

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[yardsale]

Love seeing how this is done. So just cloth and resin until you get it about 1/4" thick? I assume you will glass the rear seat bracket in later? Very cool. Thanks for posting!

 

[SUAVE]

Looks damn good Paul!!

 

[808Bagger]

Good shit Cort! Trim the unwanted edging when you get it to the thickness and shape you like!

 

[Legacy Baggers]

wondered how that was done myself... will you have to add a little bracing between old and new or will the joint hold by overlaying the top?

 

[thecort]

Thanks guys. Here's what I'm sending out to have upholstered.

The upholstery guy will make any adjustment necessary with strengthening & fitment. He really just needed the shape of my rear fender.

I had placed the seat tang under the fiberglass before I started so that I'd have the exact spot for it to be attached.


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[Opunui]

Thecort super nice job. Now it wasn't that bad now was it.

 

[thecort]

Thecort super nice job. Now it wasn't that bad now was it.

No lol it was actually pretty easy. The hardest part was taping off the bike. Thanks


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[Opunui]

Very well done again. Hats off to ya. I absolutely love working with fiberglass.you can be so creative.

 

[808Bagger]

Very well done again. Hats off to ya. I absolutely love working with fiberglass.you can be so creative.

Very true! Went to his home and the Glassing he did on his boat was amazing! I could learn a lot from this guy.

 

[california baggers]

It's always fun to be creative good job!