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Great White Taco build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by fatfurious2, Mar 28, 2016.

  1. Dec 12, 2020 at 6:49 AM
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  2. Dec 12, 2020 at 11:14 AM
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    Tires rotated, brakes bled. 110,995 miles
     
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  3. Dec 12, 2020 at 12:45 PM
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  4. Dec 24, 2020 at 10:00 PM
    fatfurious2

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    Merry Christmas Rob!
     
  5. Dec 25, 2020 at 2:56 AM
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    Happy Xmas peeps!
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    I'm having too much fun with this flatbed job:thumbsup:
     
  6. Dec 25, 2020 at 1:51 PM
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    Well that's f-ing stupid!
     
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  7. Dec 28, 2020 at 6:48 PM
    fatfurious2

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    should I trust this HF "tubing bender" to bend some 1/2" thin wall tube from Home Depot? o_O:rolleyes:
     
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    That’s meant for fuel and coolant lines. Things that can be hand-bent. I wouldn’t trust it for something a bit more structural. You’d be better off using sand and heat on something with a half decent wall thickness.
     
  9. Dec 28, 2020 at 6:53 PM
    fatfurious2

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    youre discouraging me.. It says up to 3/8". I still want to try to make some saddle bag brackets
     
  10. Dec 28, 2020 at 7:03 PM
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    You could try it but it’s not as robust as you’d thing. Those are usually the size of standard pliers. Try sand and heat first.
     
  11. Dec 29, 2020 at 2:37 PM
    fatfurious2

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    @Anthony250 do you still rebuild King shocks/coilovers?
     
  12. Dec 29, 2020 at 3:26 PM
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    It seems like you are ok with shipping them off, @desertjunkie760 can rebuild and revalve them
     
  14. Dec 29, 2020 at 6:12 PM
    fatfurious2

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    No one on the east coast that I could find. Im checking on lead times right now. Thanks for the tag, Ill reach out.
     
  15. Dec 30, 2020 at 8:26 PM
    fatfurious2

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    @EatSleepTacos do you have any ideas on how to bend 1/2" 1/16 wall tube, at home? Maybe a homemade die and heat/sand?
     
  16. Dec 30, 2020 at 11:28 PM
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    I don’t, sorry. If it were me I would just buy the appropriate die for my tube bender. Bending tube without the right tools can be tricky stuff.
     
  17. Dec 31, 2020 at 6:49 PM
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    I would use an emt bender from home depot. I have some if you wanna try.

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  18. Dec 31, 2020 at 6:57 PM
    fatfurious2

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    I definitely want to try it. Do you have a 1/2" one?
     
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    75% sure i do.
     
  20. Dec 31, 2020 at 7:12 PM
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    I 100% have a 3/4" which may work

    The 3/4" is designed for .9 od
     
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