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08-20-07, 10:27 PM
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80s muncher
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: colorful colorado
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sheet alunimun??'s
i have two 4x8 sheets of 1/8 or 3/16 aluminum.
i'm pondering tubing out the back of my 40 and re-skinning with the alum. is it true that just a bit of heat will let the alum. bend with ease? i'm thinking of the back corners here. or i'm wasting time thinking about it 
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08-20-07, 10:49 PM
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what he said
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Las Vegas
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AL bends easily without heat..
Much easier than steel.. __________________ I am kinda gay....... My Myspace http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endid=75712409 "Mary Poppins: In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game." |
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08-20-07, 11:09 PM
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80s muncher
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hmmmm, i'll check it out. thanks jason __________________ SOLID ROCK OFF-ROAD http://www.solidrockoff-road.com/ 1991-92 80 series sliders available, WITH CAT PROTECTION! It's how YOU want it, i'm just here to build it for you. SLIDERS FOR 40s' 60s' and 80s' plus a little bit more
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08-20-07, 11:10 PM
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Beagles Rule!
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Use your torch and get a real sooty flame. Heat the aluminum a little, not a lot. It will soften it so you can bend it and work it. It will loose it's memory after you do this.
Jessie James had a really nice demonstration on this duirng his Discovery chanel series West Cost Choppers. He was making fuel tanks for his motocycles. __________________ Cruiser Dan at American Toyota Phone is 1-800-432-6668 ext. 8 (I am not cruiser Dan) |
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08-20-07, 11:15 PM
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80s muncher
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: colorful colorado
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will it stay flexable till mounted? __________________ SOLID ROCK OFF-ROAD http://www.solidrockoff-road.com/ 1991-92 80 series sliders available, WITH CAT PROTECTION! It's how YOU want it, i'm just here to build it for you. SLIDERS FOR 40s' 60s' and 80s' plus a little bit more
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08-20-07, 11:16 PM
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Beagles Rule!
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IIRC you do the sooty flame trick again and it hardens it back to original hardness but in it's new shape. __________________ Cruiser Dan at American Toyota Phone is 1-800-432-6668 ext. 8 (I am not cruiser Dan) |
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08-21-07, 08:19 AM
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They call me crazy88
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I cant wait
next semester I start my aluminum welding class.
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08-27-07, 01:45 AM
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria, B.C.
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is the aluminum 5052 , if so it will bend without heating......
if you do heat, quench it with water and it wont tear along the grain stucture...... i am building my own tub and i am almost at this point to bend the rear corner panels... just trying to find the time.... i have a build thread in the 40 section of the floor... if you want to have a look... cheers adam..... __________________ 71 Fj40, 350, disc brakes on front.... in the process of soa and building an aluminum tub 84 BJ60 3inch SUA lift , detroit locker rear, 4.56 gears, 35s, 3b with a 5 speed.... |
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