[HBR] Chassis kits

[James Fuller]

Or you could just buy a set of Vise Grip metal bending pliers and no welding necessary.  There are several brands of forming pliers out there.

JamesF


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> On Nov 23, 2014, at 9:31 PM, ke9xq at charter.net wrote:
> 
> One more thought on bending your
> own chassis for a couple of bucks,
> rather then 35 on up.  Dig out an
> old vice grip pliers and have two maybe
> 4 inch peaces ofsteel angle iron welded
> to the tip or end of the pliers perpendicular
> to make it "T" shaped, maybe one of the
> angle iron pieces could be pre-bent just
> a little more, so it had an acute angle to
> it, as you'd like to bend your sided just
> a tad more then needed so when releaced
> it will spring back to the final shape you
> desire.
> 
> If you take the pliers and angle iron to
> a stock car racer or builder, or a fixerupper
> shop like a motorcycle shop (use your imagination)
> and ask them to weld this for you, it could
> hopefully end up costing you an extra 5
> dollars or so and you have much of wht you
> will need to bend the material you will need
> for a project such as this.  Guess what I'm
> thinking is where there is a will there is a way.
> 
> 73
> Bill  KE9XQ
> 
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