New Photos! I had to clean the sidewalk/pavements myself, before I could shoot these pics! Still cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy, which struck us 27 and 28 October, 2012, becoming a nor'easter over Long Island Sound...

I have bolted 5 mm thick polyethylene plates to the seat support empennage , so as to better support the rear panniers.

The seat has been padded with latex foam, which was available in 1.5mm thick sheets. Easily glued to build up five layers, for 7.5mm of padding, using Rubber Cement. But I can NOT locate any more of the foam, the dollar store seems to have sold out, bummer.

Please ask any questions you need to ask, if you are a homebuilder. I will try to help you within a DIY tutorial format.