[Badleg]

Ive got an idea for a radiator cover for the vtx. Im not capable or equipped to fabricate it. You guys got any suggestions? Near St. Louis Mo.

 

[william sutton strtn]

contact a fabricating shop if you are making it out of some kind of metal.
a body and paint shop may also be able to help.

 

[doinok]

Do you want the part out of sheet metal or fiberglass?

 

[Badleg]

Do you want the part out of sheet metal or fiberglass?

I was thinking of a sheet metal part , then chromed.

 

[Ericthered]

Do several experiments/mockups. Use cardboard and thin guage metal such as flashing to test out your idea. You could use a shop vise with the clamps extended with long metal plates to bend the metal. Tinker around until you got it right.....then present it to a metal shop.

just some ideas.....

Eric

 

[doinok]

Are you wanting a One Off? or something that maybe you want to go to production with?

 

[Badleg]

Are you wanting a One Off? or something that maybe you want to go to production with?

A one off is all I want but I think if it could be produced they would sell well.

 

[doinok]

You can fabricate a one off by hand. If your going to go into production then you need tooling and depending on what your design is, I would say that it would be a stamped piece. Then you are talking money.

 

[Nicksterdemus]

Go 2 a HVAC co. that has it's own shop & see if ya can pick up some light Aluminum scrap 'round 24-26 guage. When ya get a side cut 2 length & need 2 bend it clamp both ends over the edge of a table & tap it down w/hammer. Helps if ya have a couple of C clamp vise grips. It ain't a sheetmetal brake but the price is right. Stainless steel is tuff but hard 2 work with while round galvanized is readly available & thin but ya measurements would change when ya switch 2 thicker metal if ya used that 4 a prototype. Good luck..............

 

[Bareass172]

Here's some basic info on bodywork if you want to try fiberglass:

http://www.highscream.com/shroud

http://www.theautoist.com/body_repairs.htm

http://johnrsweet.com/Mold.html

 

[CRUZR]

You may want to check this out....

http://www.emachineshop.com

I would think it would get pretty expensive though!

Gary

 

[3D]

Ive got an idea for a radiator cover for the vtx. Im not capable or equipped to fabricate it. You guys got any suggestions? Near St. Louis Mo.

PM BDC, he can tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about fabricating a radiator cover (he's done a "few" for the VTX.) Tell him that 3D dropped the dime on him :wink: