Tube bender

Spent some time this weekend finishing up the build of the tube bender that we'll need once we get to the upper portions of the chassis, namely the roll cage and strut tower bars.

Finished cutting out all the material specified in the Trikes bender plans, and got to work welding the assembly together.

Mocked up the hydraulic/air ram to check for fitment and identified a tight spot on one of the inside tubes where the ram housing interfered with the pivot swing. Grabbed the grinder and proceeded to remove about 3/16" from the housing...pivots like a charm now. Also added some castor wheels to make it easier to move around....this thing is heavy !

Added some paint for rust protection. Next we'll add the new tube die and give it a test run when the steel tubing order arrives.