I have a question about how to bend 1' 1/2 .058 chrome moly for the rear shoulder hoop. The vintage dragster mostly had a nice round 180 bend in the rear, instead of two 90* bends. I need one bent on a 10-11 radius, I have seen several new chassis being built with this style but I dont see any benders on the market with this radius? How are these guys bending the rear shoulder hoop? Thanks for any help!
I see you're in KCMO. Best deal is get Niel & Parks in Burlingame (south of Topeka) to do it for you. Great guys and very nice fabrication work.
I found a guy in California who bent mine although I was using .120 mild steel. I'll try and find his address for you. I did make one myself, packing it with sand, heating, and bending around an old wheel. :-(
H & L Metal in Signal Hill, CA bent all the tubes for Long, Woody etc back in the day and is still in business (albeit with a new owner). He can do anything to match old style frames. He charges $10 per bend with a $100 minimum (per radius and diameter) and you need to send him the tubing. Mark Williams also does a big radius lower hoop/rail deal but it is $207 in his catalog. (www.markwilliams.com). Dale's suggestion of using Neil and Parks is also a good one. (www.neilparks.com) Roo
Even though the tube is bent 180deg it was never used as bent. You will find that the middle of the bend was removed to get you the 17" inside dim. of the upper frame rail hoop. Some builders (Huzar RCS) would make the lower seat-spine-roll cage upright as 1 piece and bore holes for the upper and lower frame rails for them to plug into. I do have this bend in stock 1.5 x .058 CM tubing. Call if interested 1-310-768-3163 I will be here Monday after 8am Ca.
Guess I was asking what tooling do we need to bend the tubing, the piece needed has to slice in front of the rear axle and wrap all the way around. Also we have two lower frame rail bars that bend up at a angle and will meet the rear shoulder hoop.
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