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

[nissannewby]

Use tube if you want it stronger not pipe.

[mudski]

Use tube if you want it stronger not pipe.

Lol. Theres a difference? Goes to show how much i know.

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Having said that, would it be ok to weld on bends? Or use a bender?

[nissannewby]

Lol. Theres a difference? Goes to show how much i know.

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Yes there is. Tube is od. Pipe is id. Thickness with tube will be referred to as "schedule".

[nissannewby]

Decent schedule tube cant be bent on a small bender though.

[mudski]

Decent schedule tube cant be bent on a small bender though.

Ok so welding is fine. I can weld but i wont be welding i think. I will tack it all together when time comes to do this, but i will get my mate who welds for a living to do it for a neater finish.

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[BigRAWesty]

I used 40nb for the top rail of winch bar.. with 12mm side plates with the recovery points..
I may or may not have nosed a stobie pole when chucking a u turn after first fitting it..
The bar didn't Budge lol

[Ben-e-boy]

Decent schedule tube cant be bent on a small bender though.

Good tube is ideal, 40nb 3.2mm wall is cheap and can be bent in a small bender, just keep the seam on the inside of the bend where possible

[nissannewby]

Good tube is ideal, 40nb 3.2mm wall is cheap and can be bent in a small bender, just keep the seam on the inside of the bend where possible

Yep and plenty strong. I just like to throw spanners around lol.

Do something different and make it out of 6mm wall 6061 ally tube

[mudski]

Yep and plenty strong. I just like throw spanners around lol.

Do something different and make it out of 6mm wall 6061 ally tube

Nows theres an idea. Only thing is ally tube would look crap on a white patrol i reckon. Unless i paint it. Steel is fine for me.

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[nissannewby]

Nows theres an idea. Only thing is ally tube would look crap on a white patrol i reckon. Unless i paint it. Steel is fine for me.

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And the price will scare you lol.