What is you're brake rated for, it doesn't look to be any more than 16 gage mild steel.
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04-22-2008, 07:26 AM #21
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04-22-2008, 11:13 AM #22
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yup, that's the max.
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04-22-2008, 03:52 PM #23
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I use to have a chart that told what thickness of different alloys you can bend with a brake based on its mild steel rating but I can't find it anywhere. It was just approximation anyway but still interesting. I think 16 gage mild steel rated will handle 20 gage stainless and probably 14 or 12 gage soft aluminum. I wish I could find the chart.
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04-22-2008, 06:52 PM #24
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pro70z28:
Load it up, heat it til it bends.
Thanks, I didn't know you could do that with aluminum and now I do.
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04-22-2008, 07:15 PM #25
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Originally Posted by Craig in Denver
I didn't either. I just tried it to see what would happen. Nothing ventured.......
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Like I said in another thread, it's how man got to the moon and beyond. And in your case, what, 6 second quarter miles?? Originally Posted by pro70z28
I didn't either. I just tried it to see what would happen. Nothing ventured....... 
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04-22-2008, 08:22 PM #27
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Na, 7's. It's a mild steel chassis. Originally Posted by Craig in Denver
Like I said in another thread, it's how man got to the moon and beyond. And in your case, what, 6 second quarter miles??
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04-22-2008, 08:33 PM #28
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Wipe that smile off yer face, I kin run that fast. Originally Posted by pro70z28
Na, 7's. It's a mild steel chassis.
Congratulations, somehow I spent my career behind a desk.
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04-23-2008, 02:33 PM #29
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pro70z28,
Nice work and a great CAR. I like the dash and bending idea.
Thanks for sharing it.
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04-23-2008, 06:13 PM #30
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Thanks. I appreciate the comments. Originally Posted by JHCHOPPERS
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