foes
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| posted on 7/1/09 at 09:09 AM |
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Tips/pics for bending+fitting cycle wing brackets for csr style wings..??
Just wondered if anyone has got any tips/hints/pics of how to set up and put the bend into the cycle wing brackets (cortina uprights+csr style wings),
just about to start doing them and want to try and get it at least nearly right first time
cheers.
[Edited on 7/1/09 by foes]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 7/1/09 at 09:16 AM |
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Bolt the bracket to the car and make a cardboard template of the curve you want. Then use that when its in the vice
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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nick205
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| posted on 7/1/09 at 09:20 AM |
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hate to say it, but this was my least favourite part of the build 
That said, I did get it done and looking the way I wanted
I fitted the brackets to the uprights and then used small blocks of wood between the tyre and the arm of the braket to act as a former while I hand
bent the arm over the tyre. It helps if you pump the tyres up nice a firm.
It took a number of attempts to get the right bend shape and wing position and then a few more attempts to get the other side to look the same.
Little at a time and with patience would be my main advice.
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mackei23b
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| posted on 7/1/09 at 11:34 AM |
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I've seen it done with some 'o' ring spanners to form the bend.
I did dome measurements and used the vice.
Cheers
ian
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Jumpy Guy
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| posted on 7/1/09 at 02:45 PM |
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I did mine exactly as above- bolt them to the upright, then wood blocks as formers.
tyres up as hard as you can get 'em
then bend with a ring spanner, and a rubber mallet
i did it over a couple of nights, so i didn't get too angry !!
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foes
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| posted on 7/1/09 at 10:20 PM |
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Cool, thanks for the replies...
How much clearance should i be aiming to get between the tyre and bracket..?
Also anyone got any pics of the bend shapes they have formed? As i looked at hellfires website and he has bent them towards the wheel then around it,
i assume for the bracket to fit up the inner edge of the cycle wing, rather than one bend and having to cut a section out of the wing? If that makes
any sense (hard to explain!)
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