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Orange County CAF's: up to no good

Discussion in 'Southern California' started by Nicklovin, Apr 27, 2012.

  1. Jul 20, 2016 at 1:11 PM
    4WALKER

    4WALKER Save the manual trans!!!

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    Got a vertical bender from affordable bender
    Cheap and crappy but it will do the job for home fab
    Boss is being a dick so I can't play with my new toy but I'll put up pics later.
    Guess he actually wants me to work while at work...
     
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  2. Jul 20, 2016 at 1:19 PM
    MadTaco461

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  3. Jul 20, 2016 at 1:24 PM
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  4. Jul 20, 2016 at 2:08 PM
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    Fucking look it up
    Sounds good man let me know always wanted to check out dry lake beds
     
  5. Jul 20, 2016 at 2:09 PM
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    HAVVOKK Well-Known Member

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    Fucking look it up
    How much? I need one so bad
     
  6. Jul 20, 2016 at 2:45 PM
    MadTaco461

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    That thing is cheap. Mine was about $800 that all said and done. Though they didn't rate it to bend 1.75" .120 DOM
     
  7. Jul 20, 2016 at 2:46 PM
    digitaLbraVo

    digitaLbraVo Derka Derka

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    Covered in stickers and chrome stick-ons for extra horse torques and foot powers. Icon sticker gets me tons of travel, dozens of milimeters.
    It's pretty cool for a bit.. I've been to El Mirage @TXpro4X4. The area to the North is hilly and a bit rocky, the south is like super truckswallowing sand. It gets a bit bland pretty fast, though.
     
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  8. Jul 20, 2016 at 2:56 PM
    4WALKER

    4WALKER Save the manual trans!!!

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    After tax and shipping came to 380 or something. That's the bender and 1 die.

    http://www.affordablebender.com/collections/affordable-benders-tube-notchers

    Not repping them as I haven't used it yet but if it makes straight things bend then that's all I care about and it's a great value. Looked at horizontal benders but not a fan of having something stationary in my shop. Just my opinion
     
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  9. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:16 PM
    MadTaco461

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    You going to try DOM in it?
     
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  10. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:25 PM
    4WALKER

    4WALKER Save the manual trans!!!

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    Yeah but i think Max is .090
     
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  11. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:47 PM
    MadTaco461

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    If you ever get crazy and try the .120" I like to see how it looks. It's a good amount of force though to bend .120
     
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  12. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:51 PM
    HAVVOKK

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    Fucking look it up
    Just get a scrap piece of .120 from the metal yard and see how it bends it. If it kinks don't use it. If it dents don't use it. If it works then he'll yea I'll buy a bender asap
     
  13. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:55 PM
    MadTaco461

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    I got a 5 gallon bucket full of scrap .120 right now
     
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  14. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:56 PM
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    Sup
     
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  15. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:57 PM
    HAVVOKK

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    Fucking look it up
    :evil::jerkoff::popcorn:
     
  16. Jul 20, 2016 at 3:59 PM
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    I'll hold on to the ones that are worth trying to bend. Might be long enough to do at least 30 degrees.
     
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  17. Jul 20, 2016 at 4:21 PM
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    I'm sure if I do a little reinforcement of the Jack mount on top and bottom it would do it. It's an 8 ton bottle Jack so I think the only weak link would be die and mandrel or the pins that secure them...
     
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    kyle11863 King of the BS

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    So apart of my really wants to do my diff oil on the Firebird before I head down the mountian on Saturday but a part of me really doesn't :goingcrazy:
     
  19. Jul 20, 2016 at 4:45 PM
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  20. Jul 20, 2016 at 4:47 PM
    kyle11863

    kyle11863 King of the BS

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    Ehh figured someone would push me one way or another on it :notsure:
     

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