Thread: Series 3 109 Sliders/sills

just wondering what do you use to bend the pipe

Hey Tony in the first & second pics if you look just under the front tyre of my car the red thing..
Its a 12t hydralic pipe benders , they come with different size dies i think i have about 6 i think from 1/2'' to just under 3''.. they work good just need some practise..Do you want to borrow them there fun as long as you dont try to bend pipe to far as it can still kink..

thanks for the offer but we have a set as well i was just wondering if thats what you were using,thats what we use to make our gates they work a treat

Wow, nice work Jason. They look very professional. Is welding them to the chassis the best way or, as you said earlier, should crush tubes be added to the chassis first?

I prefer to weld them they are stronger but saying that bolting is ok with crush tubes for the rear bracket & they would be better welded in so not sure how use will get on with that as its not an open outrigger like the one in front of that one.. Theres only 1 bolt in the front & its strong enough as i can lift the side of the car at the front using the sliders.There will be between 5 & 7 bolts. i also use the bolts & body steadies that hold the body 1 on the front & 1 on the rear. The little bit of gal steal that goes from the footwell to the edge on the bottom of the front gaurd the other one is on the rear spring outrigger to the bottom edge of the side panal just infront of the rear wheelarch..

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Wow, nice work Jason. They look very professional. Is welding them to the chassis the best way or, as you said earlier, should crush tubes be added to the chassis first?

I'll send an old welder down with yours you can learn a new skill .

Ok got a little more done today.
Made the reses for the baulkhead legs & welded the pipes on..





Also got the pipe serports on one side welded in & cleaned up..




Getting a little sunburnt having to work out in the open, can't wait till i get a garage built..Mite do some more tomorrow afternoon when it cools a bit gettin to hot & burnt..

i know how you feel