Sportster cafe seat part 6

In part 5 I stripped the tank. Just a skim coat of filler in a few places was all that was needed.

A coat of self-etching primer, then filler primer and some block sanding, and it looks mint.

Rather than rebuilding the crusty old petcock, I got a new one from CB750 Supply. They had the best price, and I bought it from their ebay store, since it was free shipping. Some Japanese tanks use 22mm threads, but this tank has 20mm. If it had 22mm threads, I probably would have been able to use the stock XL petcock.

Here's the final mock-up before paint. I'm going to do the seat upholstery first.

Other than the paint and upholstery, I've got to make the rear wiring harness, and still need to relocate the ignition switch somewhere. Rather than using the stock type pins for the gas cap and latch, I'm going to head to the local Thrifty Supply farm store and see what they have. I'd like to use some small stainless cap screws and brass acorn nuts.