Following the repair of the FH seat base fixing screws which I wrote about recently, I found a bit of time to finish the repair of the rear end.
You can see how the seat is constructed here. The large shaped pressing that you sit on (Ariel were making more use of steel pressings in the late '50's) is spot welded to two angled sheets which sit on the frame rails and carry the mounting holes. Those angles are closed with two quadrant shaped pieces which rot away.
I cut them out:
Using a bit of cardboard, I made a template to get the shape right:
This pale blue metal was an old bread bin, which has given me the air box for the QR50 amongst other things. It's about 0.9 mm thick and is easily cut with the Wiss snips, followed by clamping the two together and shaping with the linisher.
The paint burns off easily and it's remains are cleaned on the wire wheel. They just need tacking into place:
With both done, you can see how the back of the seat is closed off. The cover will actually come down over these plates, but more of that when it is painted.
I mustn't forget to smooth off those welds before painting!
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