Lance,
I had thought about that, but figured Sean was actually using some kinda brake to bend them. Good advice man
Lance,
I had thought about that, but figured Sean was actually using some kinda brake to bend them. Good advice man
Marc<br />96' T100 SR5 4x4<br /><br />Other rides:<br />00 Honda 416EX
If Sean has a sheet metal brake I'll be uper pissed cuz I sure can use em! Damn hold out :P
Lance
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Imho would need a really good brake to bend that stuff!
Marc<br />96' T100 SR5 4x4<br /><br />Other rides:<br />00 Honda 416EX
nah no brake. score and bend method! a few very large adjustable wrenches work well. lots of welding to do tomorrow. ill take more pictures tomorrow than i did yesterday!
2005 Lexus LX470 - Stock for now...
1998 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 + a bunch of goodies. Lifted, Locked, Illuminated and Armored. Winner,"Best Offroad Truck" - 2010 Pismo Jamboree. It's been upside down and still drives me to work.
I do go to a metal yard and they have anything and everything, it's just a little spendy when I see other peoples projects and the deals they get.buying from home depot or lowes is a rip (plus they only have small stuff)
ordering from a metal yard is much much cheaper (half to 1/3). look in your yellow pages for one, call around and get quotes for what you want. i usually try to haggle with them. my order came to 225. i asked if they could do it for a straight 200, he punched the keyboard a bit until he got it down to 195. yeah its only 30 bucks, but hey, its 30 bucks you can spend on bolts or whatnot!
This place is near the other place I go. It's on my list next time I need to go shopping. Thanks for looking because I forgot the entire name to use to search for a phone number. Are you still maybe moving? Hush hush.Sunshine Steel Enterprises
(916) 455-8371
8265 Belvedere Ave, Sacramento, CA 95826
Depends on how stupid you want to get.Imho would need a really good brake to bend that stuff!
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Or something that makes a little more sense but only after, as Lance says, "going ghetto" which works very well.
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it might be ghetto but once welded it's pretty darn strong
Lance
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I know I used the same method on my skid plate. At first I would only lightly score and try to bend. It didn't move easily hence the driving the subaru up on it to act as a brake.
Nice use of the tire, I wouldnt have thought of that.
Marc<br />96' T100 SR5 4x4<br /><br />Other rides:<br />00 Honda 416EX
got a bit of work done today. welded up the brackets as much as i could. put them on the truck, cut the main bar and mocked everything up. tomorrow i will go and tack it together, get the verticals up in place and welded, then start on the cosmetic parts.
brackets in place:
bumper mocked up. using the left over 2x4 to see how my 2x2" verticals are going to fit. they fit well! (although there will be some modification, stay tuned!):
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2005 Lexus LX470 - Stock for now...
1998 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 4x4 + a bunch of goodies. Lifted, Locked, Illuminated and Armored. Winner,"Best Offroad Truck" - 2010 Pismo Jamboree. It's been upside down and still drives me to work.
Sean those brackets are bolted where the trailer hitch use to bolt right?
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