Mr Whippy
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 posted on 24/2/09 at 09:57 AM |
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any ideas on how to make these?
the bumpers...oh I do like them, was thinking of making front and back ones like that out of polished alluminium partly to keep the weight down but
also to protect the car due to its light weight.
prob is how the hell do I curl up the ends like that?! Did think of clamping the end to an imovable object and bending the whole thing round it, but
looks more likely I'd kill myself trying it.
Any ideas or is this one to leave to the blacksmiths or fabshop?
cheers
 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:05 AM |
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Time and patience I'd say....
Plus the prerequisite of skill and knowledge...
You still here? 
Steve
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nick205
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:06 AM |
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I guess you'd need formers, patience and some heat to do that.
Wat about looking at preformed wrought iron parts? Not the lightest option, but there are a good range of off the shelf bends and forms available for
making gates and rails etc. With some perseverance you might be able to fabricate something close the dress it all smooth and chrome plate?
Sounds like a lot of work though
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:07 AM |
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scroller? check out mig-welding.co.uk , and search for that term. I'm sure I saw some homemade tools up to it.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:09 AM |
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There are tools to do it like these.
Other way is to find a blacksmoth or wrought iron gate maker who has a set of scrolling irons, which ar like a conical scroll which the workpeice is
formed round.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:14 AM |
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ooohhh fancy tool needed hmmmm anyone make gates? 
ok looks a doddle if you have the right gear which I don't. Think its a blacksmiths job really, I can see me wasting heaps of metal just
practicing
cheers guys 
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Danozeman
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:38 AM |
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A locoal blacksmith type place may bend them for you for cash if you have it marked up and cut etc.
If you did ally strip it would be easier to bend than steel?
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 10:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Danozeman
A locoal blacksmith type place may bend them for you for cash if you have it marked up and cut etc.
If you did ally strip it would be easier to bend than steel?
Yeah think that’s the best plan, I'll draw a template on a board for them to check the rails against then I'll drill and bolt it
together. I'd make it out of at least 5mm thick ally so that’s a bit scary to bend by hand and make a big spring out off
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 01:31 PM |
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Or you could fabricate them.
Just bend the front bow section yourself. Not too much trouble and then weld two bits of tube onto the ends........Job Done.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 01:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
Or you could fabricate them.
Just bend the front bow section yourself. Not too much trouble and then weld two bits of tube onto the ends........Job Done.
it was more the bending that concerned me looked a bit dodgy with 5mm bar as I don't have any tools to do it, could swing round and smack me!
I was going to bolt it together for easy repair incase missy has a shot
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stevebubs
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 02:18 PM |
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Have you ever watched them make sissy bars etc on American Chopper?
Weld bolts / markers to a metal table.
Then heat the piece up and bend it around the template
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 03:10 PM |
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The interesting part is that they are made of SPRING STEEL, hit something and you bounce back, designed so one could actually hit something without
causing broken plastic and quantim amounts of money.
The horns may be a bit of a problem though
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 03:36 PM |
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My last bumpers on the car were similar size but made of chromed steal. Very very heavy.
I don't mind the bumpers being deformed in a shunt, they should be easy to bend back, just wanting to protect the wings etc even ally ones
should be springy to a degree though
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stevebubs
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| posted on 24/2/09 at 04:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
The interesting part is that they are made of SPRING STEEL, hit something and you bounce back, designed so one could actually hit something without
causing broken plastic and quantim amounts of money.
The horns may be a bit of a problem though
That'll be a blacksmith job then...
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cjtheman
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| posted on 26/2/09 at 09:03 AM |
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hi
in work we get all blacksmith parts for gates and railings from
f.h brundle they got a web site not sure if they have what you want but worth giving them a call
cheers
colin
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