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  • dirt24
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 276

    #1

    bending top of door (round)

    How does everyone bend the top on there door and quarter panels round not just in the brake. I need to find a way to bend it so its not just at a 90. Round is a better look

    thanks
  • hammond motorsports
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2012
    • 269

    #2
    do 3 bends about 3/8 apart and around 30 degrees or I made a round bar to put in my brake just takes to long to set up bar
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hammon...26044754164488

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    • RacerX10
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2007
      • 571

      #3
      Originally posted by dirt24 View Post
      How does everyone bend the top on there door and quarter panels round not just in the brake. I need to find a way to bend it so its not just at a 90. Round is a better look

      thanks
      I like round better too :

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      • AmickRacing
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2008
        • 235

        #4
        I just do a couple bends about 1/4" apart, not a "roll" but close.
        I have the stuff to convert my brake so it will make a roll, but changing out a 10' chicago for a few bends is a pita!
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        • ENVY Suspension
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2008
          • 378

          #5
          I actually do 5 bends 1/8" apart and u cant tell the difference at all between actual roll and bent. Works well for us....

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          • GRT62
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2014
            • 177

            #6
            We cut a piece of tubing to put in our break works perfect

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            • RacerX10
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2007
              • 571

              #7
              Originally posted by GRT62 View Post
              We cut a piece of tubing to put in our break works perfect
              could you describe exactly how you did yours ? my brake doesn't have a radius bar.

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              • GRT62
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2014
                • 177

                #8
                Take 1 1/2" tubing spilt it down the middle put in top part of brake then slide in metal your bending

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                • RacerX10
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 571

                  #9
                  Originally posted by GRT62 View Post
                  Take 1 1/2" tubing spilt it down the middle put in top part of brake then slide in metal your bending
                  guess i'm just going to have to try it .. what your describing doesn't seem like it would work because you still have a 90 degree bend point where the foot meets the lever-up part.

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                  • GRT62
                    Senior Member
                    • Jan 2014
                    • 177

                    #10
                    You put the tubing in the top part of the break where it clamps down on the piece of metal your bending

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                    • Krooser
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2012
                      • 3117

                      #11
                      GRT62... I've been thinking about doing the same on the brake when I'm building the body for my MB. Thanks for letting us know that it CAN work.
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                      • RacerX10
                        Senior Member
                        • Jun 2007
                        • 571

                        #12
                        Originally posted by GRT62 View Post
                        You put the tubing in the top part of the break where it clamps down on the piece of metal your bending
                        Like this ? Still looks like it would just bend up a bit and stop .. like you'd never get 90 degrees on the bend.

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                        • GRT62
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2014
                          • 177

                          #13
                          Pretty much but the Green line would be center of tubing and the tubing is rotated up more and closer out to the edge, and you are correct you don't get a complete 90* degree bend but it pretty close to it

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                          • RacerX10
                            Senior Member
                            • Jun 2007
                            • 571

                            #14
                            Originally posted by stock car driver
                            that only works if your top can be moved back
                            I wondered about that. mine can't

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