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| | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 332 Big Bolt Shop Curmudgeon | | Big Bolt Shop Curmudgeon Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 332 | Joe's advice on diagonal measurements is very sound. If you do not know all the ins and outs of frame measuring (like me) I suggest you get somebody who does know a bit about it (like someone who builds trailers) to give you pointers or even stop by for a beer.
before you know it, a couple beers, and a frame guy can't keep his hands off a measuring tape!
If all the work is on that part of the frame ahead of the front suspension and wheel connections, you are in good shape.
The other thing to remember is that heating and bending metal is an art and a science. Putting pressure on heated metal can cause what you plan to be a flat-face bend can introduce torsion forces which can cause the metal to twist.
Take your time.
Drivin' down a 2 lane country road in a stovebolt.....cowboy, it don't get no better than this!
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"Ol Blue", or "THE BIG 'UN"
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