07-17-2009, 10:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-18-2009, 11:25 AM by bucketobolts.)
Really got serious with the Bend Tech and designed my first piece, the new front crossmember. I must say that with a little planning and the Pro 105 bender with my air/hydraulic conversion worked pretty good. It is not the fastest operation, but it does the job with out killing your back. The 90* bends ended up in the same plane and parallel to each other on the first try. Must be beginners luck
cratchhe:
Now I need to pull the drivetrain, brace the frame to cut out the old crossmember, and fit the new one in place. The rear of the tube will roughly be near the engine mount brackets. That will set the offset bend directly under the pulley/balancer. Also note that the engine is offset to the passenger side 1" for front driveline clearance.
Also adding the Bend Tech screen shot of what I had drawn out to compare to the finish product.
cratchhe:Now I need to pull the drivetrain, brace the frame to cut out the old crossmember, and fit the new one in place. The rear of the tube will roughly be near the engine mount brackets. That will set the offset bend directly under the pulley/balancer. Also note that the engine is offset to the passenger side 1" for front driveline clearance.
Also adding the Bend Tech screen shot of what I had drawn out to compare to the finish product.
'72 TBA...