Authentic Design: The Speedway Lightened Aluminum Hot Rod Bomber Seat DIY Kit is styled after original military bomber aircraft seats, providing an authentic, nostalgic look for your hot rod build. Comprehensive DIY Kit: This kit includes pre-cut and drilled panels, aviation-style rivets, and a thorough instruction manual for easy assembly, allowing you to customize your hot rod's interior yourself. Comfort & Fit: Featuring a 13-degree layback seat design with 6-degree angled thigh support, a 22-1/2-inch seatback height, and a 17-inch width, this seat comfortably accommodates most body types and driving styles. Customizable Finish: The raw aluminum finish can be personalized according to your preferences – it can be brushed, polished, painted, or powder-coated for a custom appearance. Lightweight & Durable: Weighing approximately 7 pounds per seat, this lightweight option saves many pounds versus traditional seating while offering superior strength, thanks to its hand-formed .090-inch aluminum plate construction. Provides nostalgic traditional hot rod looks for your build. Styled after original military bomber aircraft seats. 2-inch dimple die holes in seatback and bottom for weight savings. 13-degree seatback angle provides comfort for long drives. Low-back design is perfect for roadsters or other open top vehicles. Can be mounted in just about any position/angle you choose (4 EA 910-70199.7 triangular seat mount bolt washer tabs provided for use at seat bolt locations to be riveted to seat surface to reinforce area where mounting bolts pass through seat) Weighs approximately 7 pounds per seat, saving many pounds versus traditional seating. Aluminum finish can be brushed, polished, painted, or powder coated. Built from hand-formed .090-inch aluminum plate for strength. DIY kit includes instructions and aviation style rivets for assembly. .340-inch rolled bead edge (about 11/32-inch) for comfort and protection. Manufactured in house at Speedway Motors in Lincoln, NE. A Nostalgic Look for Your Traditional Hot Rod Build We take a lot of things for granted these days when building a hot rod. So many things that had to be sourced used or from other vehicles back in the heyday are now available as perfect modern copies. From body parts to interior, it is truly much easier to build a hot rod today in whatever style you desire. A perfect example of this is the classic aluminum bomber seat. History is lost to who may have been the first to grab the seats from an old surplus WWII aircraft and bolt them into their car, but it was an extremely popular way to go back in the 1940s. The seats were lightweight (perfect for the burgeoning racing scene of the ’40s), cheap, and looked pretty darn cool as well. Today, commonly referred to as “rat rod seats,” you can find recreations of classic aluminum bomber seats for sale in many styles and we offer a couple of great options for your build