My turn to build a Tire Rack/Basket
10-30-2010, 12:21 AM
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JK Freak
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My turn to build a Tire Rack/Basket
Hello all..welp, I was fooling around with my tire carrier today and that led into me starting the build for my tire rack/basket. Just one more project on the list..lol.
Before I could start this project I had to make a shoe/die for my bender so I could bend 1" and 3/4" square tubing. Here is the die that I made:
Here is a pic of some test stock. I have to say this die works great!
Ok..this pic will show you the two 10 degree bends I put at the bottom to move the leg on the inside of the lower bar of the tire carrier. I did not have enough room between my tailgate and the lower bar before I made the bends:
See how it curves into the frame of the tire carrier:
Beginning of the basket. Legs will get trimmed later on:
Frame of the basket (top and bottom). See how good the die makes the bends:
Welp, thats all for tonight. Will finish this project next week. It halloween this weekend!! Oh..I forgot to mention; when bending the 3/4" tubing I made shims to go in the die that I made to reduce it from 1" to 3/4". This allowed me to bend the 3/4" in the 1" die
. Make sense 
..lol
Before I could start this project I had to make a shoe/die for my bender so I could bend 1" and 3/4" square tubing. Here is the die that I made:
Here is a pic of some test stock. I have to say this die works great!
Ok..this pic will show you the two 10 degree bends I put at the bottom to move the leg on the inside of the lower bar of the tire carrier. I did not have enough room between my tailgate and the lower bar before I made the bends:
See how it curves into the frame of the tire carrier:
Beginning of the basket. Legs will get trimmed later on:
Frame of the basket (top and bottom). See how good the die makes the bends:
Welp, thats all for tonight. Will finish this project next week. It halloween this weekend!! Oh..I forgot to mention; when bending the 3/4" tubing I made shims to go in the die that I made to reduce it from 1" to 3/4". This allowed me to bend the 3/4" in the 1" die
. Make sense ..lol
10-30-2010, 05:03 AM
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Cant wait to see a pic of your whole jeep with this stuff coming together
11-04-2010, 09:23 PM
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11-05-2010, 08:30 AM
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That's awesome! Why can't you be my neighbor? I wish I had a bender so I could make my own roof rack. Oh, and I wish I could weld. And cut. And I had the time. And...and...
11-05-2010, 09:13 AM
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11-05-2010, 09:14 AM
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Oh, there is a fabricator in ya just waiting to jump out..put a plama cutter in your hand..you'll see..
11-08-2010, 12:06 PM
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