Offroad-Express

I'm building a custom front bar for my 80 going for a tube style job. I can only bend up to 2inch so I'm having the centre piece (radiator loop bit) bent up for me. If I want a Cheezy Racing look, should I go for 3 inch or 4 inch? Also, the metal shop has said the bends will be about 250 mm radius. Is this tight enough for the top bends or will it look rubbish.

Cheers

Dan

2" Rollcage tube

Yeah your one does look the business. With the 80 having a wider front end, I'm going for that bigger centre piece. Cheezy stylz

gimmemud wrote:2" Rollcage tube

Danjr wrote: Also, the metal shop has said the bends will be about 250 mm radius. Is this tight enough for the top bends or will it look rubbish.

250mm radius is a 500mm circle.... tight dosent even come into it?

couple of ideas for ya

not sure what you're looking for

also check out the different bumpers at http://sleeoffroad.com/products/bumpers ... series.htm

dam skid dont show off my idea of a new front bar.

danjr i have heaps of front bar, most tubes, ill geta few up next week. running on dial up for the rest of this week.

hear are a few pics
http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19 ... ont%20Bar/

password frontbar

red-devil wrote:dam skid dont show off my idea of a new front bar.

danjr i have heaps of front bar, most tubes, ill geta few up next week. running on dial up for the rest of this week.

hear are a few pics
http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19 ... ont%20Bar/

password frontbar

hahahahahahaha, my bad

been thinking of doing something similar to the goldish coloured cruiser in your pics jonno, but utilising the remains of the factory bumper I have left........






but really want to knock up something similar to this............



but with slightly more of a stinger centre bar

do you know that slee have a agent in aussy now

i got a price for the short bar 1750 aus sooooo thinking about it.

red-devil wrote:do you know that slee have a agent in aussy now

i got a price for the short bar 1750 aus sooooo thinking about it.

That would over 2g NZD landed
Would be better off going to a motorsport shop and getting them to make one for you.
My setup cost me just over 3000 for front, rear, and side bars which I thought was very reasonable

i was thinking same too for a while.

but im going for 1 3'' tude round the top and a 1'' bar under neath just like the pic above, but with a little more support.

just need to get in touch with my welder helper

theres a few more in the folderer now

yea i know BUT its a bolt on anf go jobbie and DAM i wont it.

Awesome, cheers. These are exactly the style I'm going for (tube wings with plate centre). The second one looks like it has a body lift with the slope on the wings - very cool.

Do you think that is a 3 inch centre bar or 4 inch?

skid wrote:couple of ideas for ya

not sure what you're looking for

also check out the different bumpers at http://sleeoffroad.com/products/bumpers ... series.htm

250mm radius is a 500mm circle.... tight dosent even come into it? [/quote]

Sorry bud, so its good or not good? If not, can anyone recommend someone who can bend 3 or 4 inch pipe in the Bay of plenty?

red-devil wrote:dam skid dont show off my idea of a new front bar.

danjr i have heaps of front bar, most tubes, ill geta few up next week. running on dial up for the rest of this week.

hear are a few pics
http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19 ... ont%20Bar/

password frontbar

Awesome, thanks man.