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| Author: | Nick.storm [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Vitara custom front bar |
I recently bought myself a pipe bender and had a go at making a front bar. Thoughts? things I could think about before making a rear bar and sliders? Attachment: IMG_1017.JPG Attachment: IMG_1019.JPG Attachment: IMG_1021.JPG Attachment: IMG_1022.JPG Attachment: IMG_1024.JPG Attachment: IMG_1026.JPG
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| Author: | Scrawny [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Looks alright. Have you got photos of the mounts? How is it attached to the chassis? |
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| Author: | Nick.storm [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
ill have to go take some.. I welded tabs on so it bolts onto the existing bumper mounts and then made brackets up so it also bolts onto the nudge bar mounting points I had. figured it should be plenty strong enough as im not winching off it |
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| Author: | Scrawny [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
I'm just toying with ideas of building my own |
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| Author: | Nick.storm [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Nice:) it only cost like $50! Ill try get some photos of the mounts. If you can weld and have access to a bender give it ago |
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| Author: | DarkHorse [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Looks pretty good mate, nice and simple. Hard to tell from the photos but are the outside corners collapsed a bit? What bender and what dies are you using? Have a look at some of the other Vit threads for some mounting ideas - most of us whack an additional M12 or two through the nubs at the front: 
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| Author: | hackd [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Are your bends actually crushed? |
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Nice simple design, And well executed, but I'd have another go at the top bar if I were you. Those bends are completely collapsed, and will offer very little protection without bending further. |
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| Author: | Nick.storm [ Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Yeh the corner bends are a bit crushed. Ill have to work out how to make work better. One idea I've been given are filling the pipe with sand.. Anyone tried this? I'm just using a cheap 12T press bender. It's 2inch pipe about 3mm thick. |
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| Author: | Ausuki [ Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
i've heard sand is the go too |
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| Author: | got_bar_work [ Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
U can do more of a sweeping bend by doing a few bends 50mm apart |
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
The problem is the die. They are a poor fit. Buy yourself a quality Dawn die for your bender. |
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| Author: | VonDecoy [ Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
The design looks great to me. And really simple too. I like it! |
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| Author: | BlueSuzy [ Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Looks good, Sand still won't work right |
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| Author: | Nick.storm [ Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Thanks guys. So filling it with sand won't work! I'd imagine it would be very hard to force the bend.. I looking into making a 2inch exhaust so it would be good to get the bender working well. Should be able to get away with more sweeping bends for that though I hope. Still haven't had a chance to get some photos of the way I mounted it. Works been crazy |
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| Author: | wrboy89 [ Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Hey bud I used sand and annealed my pipe before bending on the press bend worked not to bad if u wanna give that a crack |
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| Author: | Matthew [ Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
Fatzook wrote: The problem is the die. They are a poor fit. Buy yourself a quality Dawn die for your bender. This |
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| Author: | Nick.storm [ Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
wrboy89 wrote: Hey bud I used sand and annealed my pipe before bending on the press bend worked not to bad if u wanna give that a crack cool might try that |
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| Author: | Nick.storm [ Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara custom front bar |
here are some pics of the way I mounted the bar Attachment: IMG_0121.JPG Attachment: IMG_0122.JPG
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