Steel Bomber Seats

Bomber style seats have been used in street rods since the 40s and back in the day most of these came from military surplus yards.

Steel bomber seats. It s constructed from steel with very little welding and can be done with simple tools. Our hair pins are carved out of a solid block of billet steel while maintaining the look of a forged piece for that vintage feel. Jan 26 2020 explore mike mason s board bomber seat on pinterest. Iron ace hot rod seats.

We can restore a ride to like new condition or design and. Custom sheet metal bomber seats. I wanted to make a bomber seat using an easier process so i designed a seat with the sides bottom and back made from a single piece of metal. The term comes from the days when military surplus aircraft seats were fitted into competition cars to save weight.

We have many styles and colors of nets and tethers to fit your application. Bomber seat posted by michael on mar 21st 2019 the drawings are easy to use and have a ton of value especially for the price. This video shows how to make a simple but exciting bomber seat. We have acquired this product from rotten leonard s jalopy shop.

They included the profiles for key bends seat back and bottom as well as hole and bead lay outs. This is a great way to get to know your bead roller and an even better way to start making your own seats. Bomber seats have been used in racing cars for many years. Window nets sprint cage nets and tethers.

I made my seat from steel so the joints could be easily spot or plug welded with a machine like the. I added a simple reinforcement to the edge which also gives the seat a more finished appearance. Now there is a. We will be using the original tooling and same quality material to produce bomber style seats.

Sfi 39 2 seats now available for late model sprints modifieds with sfi 45 2 foam in head supports. Surplus military bomber. See more ideas about bomber seats metal shaping rat rod. Cobra buckets rat rod and bomber seats.

Bomber seats gained popularity back in the 1950 s when hot rods were being built with surplus parts and automotive design was heavily influenced by the engineering and parts used on airplanes.