General Category => Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc => Topic started by: Gary S on June 30, 2015, 07:10:26 PM
-
would anyone have some detailed info/dimensions of the rear rack... I'd like to try my hand at making my own rack.
GaryS
-
Here ya go Gary :
4 'rail' rack :
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/pdcomm/Simplex/13a05ea7-707c-4245-b3e3-8f62a1ee3a39_zps10f2d904.jpg)
3 'rail' rack ( used on the later models ) :
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/pdcomm/Simplex/cb7a61ad-6f26-4273-8790-b07285fe086e_zpse20d697b.jpg)
And , a design of my own ( use the dimensions from those above ) :
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa28/pdcomm/Simplex/RearRack_zps27055a54.png)
I have another design that I haven't drawn , yet , but those^ should give you something to digest .;)
Pete . :)
-
Nice drawings Pete! This should be a relatively easy project, if you have a tubing bender and welder.
-
Thanks , Rick . :)
If I recall correctly , the pics and the measurements were originally provided by Tom ( kartjockey ) .
I just put them together for easy reference .
Pete . :)
-
Nice drawings Pete! This should be a relatively easy project, if you have a tubing bender and welder.
Great pictures! good Info! I should have it from here... Thanx PD and Rick
I'll let you in on a little trick my broyher-in-law showed me...
cap one end of the tube fill with with play sand and then cap the other end of the tube, place the tube in a vice and heat the back side of your bend with a torch untill it turns a dull orange and make your bend slowly. The sand will keep the pipe/tube from collapsing. uncap the pipe/tube and dump out the sand.
I used this trick to make a 2" coil out of 3/8" copper tubing for a still head condenser.
GaryS
-
Nice drawings Pete! This should be a relatively easy project, if you have a tubing bender and welder.
Great pictures! good Info! I should have it from here... Thanx PD and Rick
I'll let you in on a little trick my broyher-in-law showed me...
cap one end of the tube fill with with play sand and then cap the other end of the tube, place the tube in a vice and heat the back side of your bend with a torch untill it turns a dull orange and make your bend slowly. The sand will keep the pipe/tube from collapsing. uncap the pipe/tube and dump out the sand.
I used this trick to make a 2" coil out of 3/8" copper tubing for a still head condenser.
GaryS
That is an old school trick. Just a thought, you can probably get a cheap, hand held tubing bender at Horrible Freight for cheap.
-
Just looked and saw this. I bet this would do the trick!
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-half-inch-x-7-8-eighth-inch-2-in-1-tubing-bender-94623.html
-
Just looked and saw this. I bet this would do the trick!
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-half-inch-x-7-8-eighth-inch-2-in-1-tubing-bender-94623.html
I think the radius might be a little much