Bending radius on top of doors / quarters

[RacerX10]

Racer10x, whatever you do don't listen to hucktyson, unless your building a porch! That looks like a 1 inch radius, just not bent to 90 so it looks lazy( and I agree with huck that it looks like chit! Tighter is better). 2.5 radius would be the same as the spring in the picture

It's probably a bit distorted / fish eyed because of the angle. It's a good looking door when you see the whole thing.

90 degree bends (no radius) on the doors look lazy to me.

[let-r-eat]

Bead roll the radius then bend?

[GRT62]

Like racerx stated but we used 1 1/2 tubing split it in half and put it in the break. The radius keeps the panels from splitting at the break through out the season from contact with other cars or the wall.

[RacerX10]

Like racerx stated but we used 1 1/2 tubing split it in half and put it in the break. The radius keeps the panels from splitting at the break through out the season from contact with other cars or the wall.

Is your brake the kind with the adjustable foot on top, or just a standard clamp down brake ? I'm trying to imagine how/if that would work with a standard brake.

[cjsracing]

I personally prefer just a 90 degree bend without it rounded. It makes it easier when straightening bent doors.

[derricklong38]

the racers brake with the radius bar or i have clamped a 1" tube heavy wall in the brake and done it that way... Experiment with what you have, jig your bar up however and go with it

[save the racers]

You can take a 1 1/2 piece of pipe as long as your brake, weld apiece of flat stock the same length to it .Have a gap between them to just slide the sheet of aluminum threw it.Weld some handles on the ends of the pipe. Put the metal in the brake with a couple inches sticking out.Slide the pipe fixture over the metal and bend it.

[RacerX10]

You can take a 1 1/2 piece of pipe as long as your brake, weld apiece of flat stock the same length to it .Have a gap between them to just slide the sheet of aluminum threw it.Weld some handles on the ends of the pipe. Put the metal in the brake with a couple inches sticking out.Slide the pipe fixture over the metal and bend it.

I like this ! Easy to implement

[TLM4t4]

Check out Boydbuilt brakes, they have a racers version. You can easily covert any brake to accept a 1" piece of tubing which gives you the 1" roll. I have a Boydbuilt and several converted. You just have to adjust your top bed back and realign your tolerance edge.

[RW57]

You have to have an adjustable bed to me it's a big pain in the ass to put the radius bar on. On my brake the bed is not adjustabe my friends is you make all your hems take off top lip of brake bolt on radius bar slide bed back .On mine I can do it like mentioned above you can not tell difference and you don't not have to take brake apart to each their own though.

[96racing]

Here is a close up of the Boydbuilt one we use. It would seem you could retrofit any brake with one of these bars.

[96racing]

I'm not sure why that pic isn't showing up so here's the link

http://www.trick-tools.com/Boyd_Built_7_foot_RACER_Brake_20_gauge_w_radius_bar_Boyd7_R_998

[RacerX10]

Here is a close up of the Boydbuilt one we use. It would seem you could retrofit any brake with one of these bars.

I think you have to be able to slide the top "foot" back (the clamp down part) to be able to use one of those radius bars like that.

I have a VERY heavy Chicago Dreis & Krump 8' brake, i don't think the top part is adjustable.

[SuperEight]

Honestly that enormous radius looks like dog $hit. I have no idea why on earth you would want to
Copy that but it's about a 1.25 radius so you have to roll the panel around a 2.5" pipe and that's much larger than radius bars they typically sell ... Trying to copy that is like asking Brian Gray for his wheel well templates to copy
Those lol

^^^What He said!!!^^^

[RacerX10]

^^^What He said!!!^^^