Lol but I do dig mopars. There’s something about this car that makes me all giddy.
CK5
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Just noticed the one tag you got... Wow Lol!
Must be the work of Bent!?
Must be the work of Bent!?
That’s because from that angle, it looks like a Camaro. Lol
You shut your dirty mouf! Lol
Lol, I was thinking the same thing.
Pulled the bench and belts out the K10 so I can start measuring and planning the cage. As discussed previously, the floor will be cut out under the seats to increase headroom. The cut plan for the floor is looking something like this....
I've been trying to educate myself on the bender and I needed to calibrate the degree wheel so I played around with some scrap HREW and mocked up part of the B Pillar.
With those hard measurements I was able to compare them to the figures Bend-Tech provided. I think I need cheat the width a little wider, measure again, measure more stare at it, measure again and I should be able to put a stick of DOM in the bender. I'm really digging this program and I haven't even used most of it yet.
At one point I was going to use the chassis engineering billet aluminum sliders but after looking at the price ($190 per seat) I decided to go with the PRP sliders with the universal angle mount. These should mount to the cage fairly easily and still give us access behind the seats when needed.
I've been trying to educate myself on the bender and I needed to calibrate the degree wheel so I played around with some scrap HREW and mocked up part of the B Pillar.
With those hard measurements I was able to compare them to the figures Bend-Tech provided. I think I need cheat the width a little wider, measure again, measure more stare at it, measure again and I should be able to put a stick of DOM in the bender. I'm really digging this program and I haven't even used most of it yet.
At one point I was going to use the chassis engineering billet aluminum sliders but after looking at the price ($190 per seat) I decided to go with the PRP sliders with the universal angle mount. These should mount to the cage fairly easily and still give us access behind the seats when needed.
brokenparts
1/2 ton status
Nice!
Send me the file when you get it done. Lol.
Send me the file when you get it done. Lol.
brokenparts
1/2 ton status
Ha!
What he said
And for a disclaimer, you get a tactical turkey
It only shoots back if I miss first right?
You have to keep in mind that the software is calibrated for a particular die, a different die will change the locations you bend at.
maybe something to help
So make 2
Another thing keep in mind is welding. You will likely have top punch holes through the floor to get to some of the joints. Might be able to lean them far enough forward to do it, if you built a halo you could likely lean it all forward to weld it.
I really like to get the seats in and done before starting on a cage. That way you can absolutely verify where your head is vs where the cage is.
Bend tech is cool I need to buckle down and just buy it. Been wanting to for a long time
I really like to get the seats in and done before starting on a cage. That way you can absolutely verify where your head is vs where the cage is.
Bend tech is cool I need to buckle down and just buy it. Been wanting to for a long time
Bumper looks good!
brokenparts
1/2 ton status
Meh, small detail.
The plan was for the tubing under the seats to tie into the A and B pillars so I'm not sure how I would mount the seats first. I did dry fit them to get an idea but my plan was to bend the B Pillar, cut the floor and temp mount the seats so I know where the B Pillar bracing and harness bar will be. Then I can bend the halo, tilt the B pillar forward for welding including any bracing in the halo. Lastly cut the A pillar tubes and weld them, hopefully having enough room with the glass out but I'll punch holes for the A pillar tubes if necessary. The dash will be cut out and reinstalled after the cage is done btw.
Let me know if you think there is a better approach to this.
