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Bending SS1?
How hove you bent ss1?
I did think about putting the curved CP on and bending it round that tacking it as i went but not sure that wil work? |
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I'll be getting onto this once I get some more co2 for my mig. So this thread should be useful for me.
What im planning on doing is tacking the curved CP into place, then tacking the bottom of ss1 to where it needs to go and then bend it to the top of the chassis rail and tack it into position there, it should follow the curve of the CP.
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Tis only a bit of light gauge, strip steel & not too difficult to pre-bend over your knee
If you have delicate knees or a super model Place a couple of blocks of wood on the floor, leaving a decent gap between them & strike with the round end of a hammer to form the rough profile It might sound obvious but make sure that you gently work from one end to the other & don't just twat it in the middle !! Best to under-bend it a little & tack it as you pull it around the curve
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I think I tacked it on at the top, then bent it down, tacked at the bottom and put the cp in after trimming to fit. It was a long time ago I'm 99% sure that's how I did it.
If your having a fibreglass rear you don't need ss1 or the cp along with the curved rails. |
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Talon i think you may be thinking of RP1 and RP2 (they are the 2 ali rear tub 19 diameter tube pieces). SS1 is the 16swg flat strip which is used purely as an aesthetics piece.
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if you have a bag of compost/grow bag etc you can bend it over one of them, its just a very slight curve, then tack it into position.
(tack the steel onto the chassis, not the compost lol) cheers andy
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Quote:
yes I know I have made 1 or 2 chassis in the past 5 months. I just thought it might help some one out.
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PMSL I can't see the weld taking to the compost, think you might get a bit of pirosity
On a slight tangent but are all the CP's fully welded? |
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do you fully weld ss1 to cp11 and the rails or just leave it tacked?
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