First Seat..taking A Shot In The Dark..advice? Comments?

[Twisted 66]

So this is my idea..I'm looking to scrap an old stock seat for my Suzuki c50 and I'm inching towards the process..I have carved down the original foam and purchased some new foam..spent a few bucks but I'm tryin to do it right lol. a firm under padding topped with a "pudgee" foam like memory gel foam. but I haven't glued on the foam yet or cut the leather..baby steps..nervous as hell of doing it all ass backwards. I've looked up tutorials and think I get the idea but I'm sending out this thread as a one last shot to get advice and thoughts on the process before I commit. so..the idea is to cut the seat part of the leather using the last vinyl cover as my guide not 100% cause the shape will be a bit different due to the padding I'm sure. as well as the side pieces..figure on using 7-8 oz veg tan. I was then going to tool in the design ( still a toss up between 2) then once the toolings done I would dye it and then dye the leather for the sides which I'm think of some nice embossed alligator looking veg tan from tandy I saw..figure I'll dye it all the same time and colour to make sure it's identical instead of buying it already black. Once it's all dyed I plan on oiling all the pieces with neatsfoot oil, then sealing it with tandy super sheen, then either finishing it off with resolene or sno paste. then I basically plan to stitch it together using a cross stitch or double loop , wrap the foam with a light plastic and wrap the assembled leather around the base of the seat and staple it under the plastic pan ( this is how the first cover was put on). Now I ask the masses..will this work or will I screw myself and blow the whole thing lol? is the leather thick enough? to thick? was planning to use feibings usmc black dye as the major base color. I threw in some pics to give people an idea of what I'm working with right now. any thought and advice/comments is appreciated. looking forward to starting just want to start right and have a sweet seat in the end.

[Leather Stash]

I just made a bicycle seat which is similar....I looked and looked on way to do this....I took the best ideas from everything I read first I cut out my pattern/ top & sides I used 4/5oz.. 2nd I tooled the leather.. 3rd I laced the sides to the top...4th I wet-formed the leather to match the contours of the seat pan...5th I glued the leather to the pan(make sure you use waterproof glue) and rivit/staple the sides under the seat and trim the bottom.. 6th oiled....7th I dyed it....8th super sheen....hope this helps