Thinking of making a rear tube bar for the GU....

[mudski]

So I've been googling for images for ideas. Found a few but i have no idea on what wall thickness and probably tube diameter i should use. I know just saving and buying a made bar from who ever is easier, but to be honest, theres nothing that really takes my fancy and would kinda like to make something.
Plus id like to not weld bends on for the corners, but to use a bender. So i guess i need a bender. What size bender would be required? As in like 12ton, or 20ton?
I also want to make a spare wheel carrier. So it needs to have the strength to carry a 35.
This aint sometihng i will be doing straight away, but i just need to gather info and thoughts from others and research, research, resesrch....
Another thing too. I will need to do a 1/4 gaurd chop too. I suppose when it comes time, this should be done first....

Cheerz.

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[jay see]

Sounds good. I'll take with a jerry can holder too please.

[BigRAWesty]

So pipe bender..
The better quality the dies the better the bend will be...
12T minimum.. 20T is overkill..
16t is what I have..
Go air assist for the win..

Tube you want regular pipe.
Some call it water pipe, some call it medium wall.. the wall thickness changes with the diameter..
And remeber pipe works on bore size..
So 32nb is around 38od, 40nb is around 50 etc etc..
I'll be using 40nb for my rear bar and side steps.. I'm one for not going lightly..

[threedogs]

Use these for your swing away, they come in round and Square and two lengths as well

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/REAR-BAR-...-SFqc7NSMSBC3g

Personally I do one like the after market FJ cruiser has
looks like the Stealth aircraft, very angular but worth the effort imo

[mudski]

Thanks. I need to do the 1/4 guard chop first I think before I start to make any measurements etc etc. So I have to get my head around this first. So anyone done a 1/4 guard chop on a GU? Lol.

[Clunk]

Never seen a GU with a quarter chop

[mudski]

Yeah most dont need it for the pre built steel bars, but from the pics I have seen on custom bars they have chopped the 1/4's.

[Clunk]

Even with a tube bar you wont need to chop the quarters

[Winnie]

Healy did a rear quarter chop on that white POS he had and I reckon it looked crap.
Have you got some pics of them that look good on a GU, Mark?

[mudski]

Yeah il put up some pics later. When i get time i will remove the bumper and have a better look. I think the chop was done on the bar i saw as it look like it kinda went under when the guard was.