Prototype S2000 Header from Rick
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Wow, looks nice. Welds do look good, but it's a shame this car requires so many of them to route a header down underneath the car (not anything against your design, because they're all like this). Can't wait to see the numbers.
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Originally posted by MacGyver
Out of curiosity, what prevents someone from bending a single tube into the correct shape once the welded design is finalized?
Out of curiosity, what prevents someone from bending a single tube into the correct shape once the welded design is finalized?
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Originally posted by AusS2000
To get nice smooth bends you use a mandrel. That's a device with a piece that goes inside the tube and stretches the metal. As a result, bends have to be close to the end of the pipe. Hence all the short lengths welded together.
To get nice smooth bends you use a mandrel. That's a device with a piece that goes inside the tube and stretches the metal. As a result, bends have to be close to the end of the pipe. Hence all the short lengths welded together.
