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Ryoken's 89 Crew Cab Tubebed build... aka Mutt....
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runamok151
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Welcome to Page 31.......
...er, wait!!! This isn't my thread!! Where am I???
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Exactly, glad this isn't turning into another novel.
JoeAngelicchio
1/2 ton status
What an awesome build!!
More reason for me to hang on to my CC against my dear wife's wishes.
More reason for me to hang on to my CC against my dear wife's wishes.
thanks man, appreciate the interest... 
I think it's pretty original and should be neat when done... but it won't be TRULY awesome till the back is a kennel for a pooch named Malachi with a slide-out gang plank for him to run in and out...
can't say that's one I've ever seen done before...
next fall..
but expect LOT's of updates thru jan and feb, f*ck the weather...
tho I did just pick up some VERY lucrative work 3 days a week for that time off... but I still plan to crank thru ALL the labor I possible can in that time off...
I think it's pretty original and should be neat when done... but it won't be TRULY awesome till the back is a kennel for a pooch named Malachi with a slide-out gang plank for him to run in and out...
can't say that's one I've ever seen done before... next fall..
but expect LOT's of updates thru jan and feb, f*ck the weather...
tho I did just pick up some VERY lucrative work 3 days a week for that time off... but I still plan to crank thru ALL the labor I possible can in that time off...
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well, that kinda sucked... just realized I'm gonna need to buy a new die for the 1.5"... it was kind of a subject I was ignoring in my brain.. 
my 2" die is a 6" radius.. the 1.5 is 4.5"..
they REALLY need to be the same for the lower box tube...
not sure when I'll have that $245 for a 6" on the 1.5"...
not that I don't have other things to do.. but finishing the tube work was REALLY the next SMART thing to do...
my 2" die is a 6" radius.. the 1.5 is 4.5"..
they REALLY need to be the same for the lower box tube...
not sure when I'll have that $245 for a 6" on the 1.5"...
not that I don't have other things to do.. but finishing the tube work was REALLY the next SMART thing to do...
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What bender brand do you have?
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pro tools 105HD
I don't normally offer to lend tools, but I've got a 180* 1.5" ProTools die.... And for you I'd make an exception.
I think I could trust you to return it when you're done.-G
in 6" CLR?
Whatever the smallest one is....
When I bought all my dies, I got each one in the smallest possible CLR they offered.
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yeah, that would be the same I have, 4.5" CLR..
they also have 5", 6" and 7"...
thanks tho...
made a short test bend today and realized that smaller CLR wont work... when it's directly below the 2" with a 6" CLR, the "point" of the 90 sticks way further out... looks stooooooopid...
tho smaller, that tube needs to maintain the same radius as the larger above tube, centered below it... at the front 90, and the angle bend at the back...
these 2 spots..
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they also have 5", 6" and 7"...
thanks tho...
made a short test bend today and realized that smaller CLR wont work... when it's directly below the 2" with a 6" CLR, the "point" of the 90 sticks way further out... looks stooooooopid...
tho smaller, that tube needs to maintain the same radius as the larger above tube, centered below it... at the front 90, and the angle bend at the back...
these 2 spots..
Well dang...
I've never tried it myself, but what about throwing some 1.5" tubing into one of your larger CLR dies and bending it that way?
Obviously it would be a little sloppy but maybe there's a way to shim it a little to get a decent bend?
You only need a couple of bends so it seems like a waste to buy a new die just for that... There's got to be a creative way to accomplish it with the dies you've already got.
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I've never tried it myself, but what about throwing some 1.5" tubing into one of your larger CLR dies and bending it that way?
Obviously it would be a little sloppy but maybe there's a way to shim it a little to get a decent bend?
You only need a couple of bends so it seems like a waste to buy a new die just for that... There's got to be a creative way to accomplish it with the dies you've already got.-G
yeah, it is just 2 90's and 2 like 60's.. everything else, i want the small CLR, as usual..
maybe I'll try a little experimenting this afternoon running 1.5 thru the 2" die......
maybe I'll try a little experimenting this afternoon running 1.5 thru the 2" die......
hmmm, wonder if I could run the die for the 2" with 6" CLR, but use the following block for the 1.5".....
that would take some of the slop out..
that would take some of the slop out..
You could try but it may not line up with the holes correctly since they are spaced for the specific pin they go in. Could you put some 1/4" thick plastic around the tube, the bending forces might bend it right into place as you go?
I was thinking bend a larger tube (whatever is correct for the die) to make a 90* bend, then slice it vertically around the curve of the tube to create a perfectly formed "die insert"...
It may end up being more trouble that it's worth, but after a couple cups of coffee this morning it sounds like a good idea!
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You could theoretically do a similar thing for the follower block (small straight piece), but it would need a retainer plate welded to one side of it to keep it from moving out of position during the bending process....
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That would require bending a 2"x.250 wall tube, and I doubt the 105 is capable of that? Unless you try it with an aluminum tube? Or you could bend a 2 x 1/8" wall and then a 1.75 x 1/8" wall and plug weld them together?
that's exactly what happens...
running 1.5" thru the 2" complete die is a fail pretty much... first you could NEVER due a multibend piece...
you also have to space up the following block to keep it in line with the die.. it has crazy springback, to the point that it's difficult to get the next "notch" in..
doesn't seem to hurt the die/block tho..
I did get one fully bent 90.. it flattens it out and deforms it too much for my taste...
the pic actually looks better than it looks in person to me...
I don't think jerking around trying to make it work is worth bothering.. i'll just nut up and get the proper setup ASAP.. just not in the cards for at least a couple weeks probably...
just located the gooseneck plate... i'll drill the frame when I pull the tubebed and mount it...
than figured out the final fuel tank size....
wow... around 72 gallons...
cool...
here's a quickie drawing of the dimensions..
than figured out the final fuel tank size....
wow... around 72 gallons...
cool... here's a quickie drawing of the dimensions..
figured out the final fuel tank size....
wow... around 72 gallons...
I think that tank, fully loaded, will weigh as much as my girlfriend's car (that's almost 600 pounds of fuel, never mind the metal)
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