Living in the Past
SILVER Star
So they were selling bow sets that they had bent for them? How much is a tube bender, compared to the presses and dies they have? Something doesn't sound right.
The issue is the radius on the bends is sharper than what most hand bender can duplicate. I have a 3/4" conduit bender and it no where close as factory bows. It's like comparing the sides of the roll bars early to 8/76+. It's obvious the difference without looking that hard.
This is the best picture I have of the radius comparing the very early soft top to the mid 63 on.