making a lightweight seat

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what should a guy keep in mind when making a lightweight seat.... hieght, width, lenght, foam, covering materail, frame material... any ideas are welcome
 

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what should a guy keep in mind when making a lightweight seat.... hieght, width, lenght, foam, covering materail, frame material... any ideas are welcome

All of the above....closed cell foam so it doesn't absorb water.
 

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make it how you want it to feel?
just dont make it looks stupid cause then all your buddies make fun of you no matter how practical it is :d
 

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just seeing what the cost for me to make one...or to buy one..
 

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well here is the seat i made,,,
 

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Right on....
I am curious if you figured out how much time it took you to make it and how much your material cost you? Just curious if there is a savings in making one. Its cool to fab your own stuff... Good Job.
 

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Right on....
I am curious if you figured out how much time it took you to make it and how much your material cost you? Just curious if there is a savings in making one. Its cool to fab your own stuff... Good Job.

I know when I did both of mine, they each only cost me about $60 to do. I did all the cutting and foam forming and wife did most of the sewing. They are not as light as a Mountain Mod or Boss, but higher and lighter than stock for sure. If I was to use the real lightweight closed cell foam like Mountain Mod or Boss uses then it would have been about $100-150 more per seat.

There's a cost savings for sure, and once you accept that your time is worth nothing, it makes it that much cheaper! :D LOL It took me about 3-4 hrs per seat btw. The second one was faster than the first since I had already been through the "learning curve". KORE did his s-chassis as well, he might have some input on how long it took him.
 

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ya well it is not worth it if i'm to include my time....
 
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