I've been searching all over for the pic of the replacement upper strut mounts and cant find it!... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />

my hubby wants to see them now that he's been out playing in the kia with me... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

heh...yeah he's finally starting to listen a little <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Is that powder coat or spray paint?

just red rustoleum, but i may have access to a powdercoating system sometime in the near future, so they may start being available in powder red or black, but may also cost a little more, have to talk to the guy that owns the equipment. he does motorcycle frames, valve covers and other small parts.

Dude...

I work with a guy who restores old Datsun truck and cars. I was talking with him about powder coat and he said he picked up a used electric oven ( like a house oven ) and put it out in the shop. He uses it for powder coating. It only takes 450 to do it. Just need a positive charge on whatever you are coating ( a hot wire ) then you spray the powder and bake.

He also said that for small items you can use a toaster oven. Sounds like you can get into a setup for next to nothing. He showed me some stuff he did in black and it looks pretty sharp. I'm gonna see if he will sandblast one of my horseshoe sets and powder coat them.

<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> Mark

My neighbor just sand blasted & powder coated my rear tire carrier for me. He said I will have it next week. Black ofcourse. Mine was rusting to hell. Just thought I would let ya know for whatever reason. Seemed like the place to do it.

saving up for a bender after the SAS.

look at these. The black one is $99 and does up to 180 degrees on 1/2" - 3" pipe and the red one is $69 and does up to 180 degrees from 1/2 - 2" pipe.





Both are hydrolic 12 ton models

the operative word here is PIPE. pipe is for water. tubing is for cages. i will be building a full cage. pipe is ok to use for rock rails, bumpers and exterior doo-dads, but NOT for cages. i need the expensive one, but i may also get one of the cheap ones for some bumpers or something, we'll see.

I understand what you are saying and understand the difference in material ( kinda ) but the principal behind the benders seems the same to me. In fact it seems that a hydrolic benders could bend stronger stock than a lever action bender.

Please, could you explain the difference in how the machines operate. I think the lever operated machine may be able to bend at slightly more than 180 degrees and also due to the setup can handle longer stock but you could mount the hydrolic bender on its side to overcome that limitation.

Just curious... I've considered fabricating a small bender for the shop that could handle solid core stock up to 1".

Philpom