F-5E Belly Fuel Canister Couch Fabrication

December 09, 2019

Restoring Porsches isn't too bad, so how hard could it be if we wanted to take the fuel canister off of a F-5E and turn it into a nice comfy couch to sit on?

That was the question that led to a quest for an aircraft-stylized couch, after-all something was needed to compliment the aircraft-flavored room from the seat and desk with riveted aircraft-grade aluminum to the various model planes, jets and propeller decorations. 

Hours, and hours, and hours of polishing later - a few cuts, some upholstery work, stand fabrication and a little muscle-work & we were there! Check it out: