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I like nerf bars...

 

Back in the sixties we used the legs off tables. These were nicely bent tube, with a nice kink near the U bend, and already chromed. With a little care and a few tack welds it was possible to make nerfs without needing to visit the chrome shop. Garpo

 

I made this simple one for my 29 rpu a long time ago.

 

Awsome clone

 

What do you call these bars?

 

My A Tudor with front and rear nerfs.

 

My old T-Tub

 

According to Wikipedia, This can get Confusing

 

I've always liked Nerf bars,first nerf I made was for the rolled rear pan of my full custom Henry J in 1960 ,for the front of the J,I had planned on doing one also. But I came across a Corvair front bumper with only a tiny bend that I could get straight. So that's what it got up front.

 

Anyone got a pic of the Ermie Immerso AMBR car (b-t-w, he won AMBR 3 times with two cars) that had EI in the nerf? I googled and never found a pic.

 

Good shot of side nerfs, and my duplication of same.

 

Marty I would love to have one of T's , do you have plans or just build them. Frank

 

Frank,
I don't have plans, but after the Spalding is done (this Summer), I am going to build (2), one with a flathead and one with a Chevy. I plan to have a build thread, showing the process and dimensions.

 

I think one with a Chevy 6 would be outstanding. Please P.M. Me when you start. Thanks Frank

 

Everything you've done is so spot on. The front and rear views of your roadster are as clean as can be.
Great and simple design.

 

That car is sooooo great @AngleDrive!

 

VERY SAD AND SCARY!

 

Track "T" rear.

 

That looks like more of those Kiwi table legs! -
Garpo

 

lets see more nerf pics... keep it going

 

kick ass thread.

 

Just saw this thread (yeah I'm old and slow...). More ideas to plaigerize! I can even integrate a step to get in the Whatever project for SWMBO.

 

Hopefully you've run out of aluminum diamond plate!

 

It's not exactly a nerf bar, but I built this out of sold steel bar to make sort of a functional push bar/bumper for the back of my A. It bolts right to the frame above the exhaust pipes.

 

Yeah, I'm rethinking that, btw. Hey it was free. I'm half Scots i.e. cheap, so free is good. At least I have good templates for the next attempt at a floor.