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I got the driver corner finished:  I knew i was going to be doing some tube work, so i ordered some stuff, and took a couple days to upgrade the bender:  New base with swiveling locking castors, and a hydraulic conversion courtesy of SWAG Offroad. Just in case i might ever want to switch back to manual for some dumb reason, i added 1/2" holes to bolt it to the floor, and the castors are bolted in place via tapped holes in the base plate. It is soo much easier to use than by hand! Wish i did this years ago, makes bending tube so much easier to do by myself. No spring-back on the bends either, which is a huge plus over manual bending. So with that done, lets bend some tube! Monday i took some measurements and got the main hoop bent and tacked in place:   ..and then bent up some side bars yesterday:      Man, i am super excited with how this thing is coming out!! Hopefully tomorrow ill be out there working on it again; i want to add some gussets to the bumper brackets, and then im going to start welding up all the seams. At some point, the bumper needs to come off so i can mount the winch, and then lay out the window ill need to cut for the cable to come thru. We're getting close to completion on this thing!!! Comments are closed.
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