Rear Rack Build?

[Gary S]

would anyone have some detailed info/dimensions of the rear rack... I'd like to try my hand at making my own rack.

GaryS

[pd]

Here ya go Gary :

4 'rail' rack :



3 'rail' rack ( used on the later models ) :



And , a design of my own ( use the dimensions from those above ) :



I have another design that I haven't drawn , yet , but those^ should give you something to digest .

Pete .

[Ricks]

Nice drawings Pete!  This should be a relatively easy project, if you have a tubing bender and welder.

[pd]

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 .

[Gary S]

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

[Ricks]

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.

[Ricks]

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

[Gary S]

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