anyone making SIDE RACKS for the Chenowth FAV

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anyone making SIDE RACKS for the Chenowth FAV

Post by DDTrustee » Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:42 am

Dave you did a set from my measurements right? Lot of trouble? easy???? how did you ge the tubing bent....4130 is tough stuff so must have been a super machine and bender set up!? though I have one Chenowth FAV that is still without baskets and one with - think I want to make both look the same.....welded on he smoke launcher plate already...not looking forward to buying two Mk16 Navy 50 cal mounts...ouch!
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Re: anyone making SIDE RACKS for the Chenowth FAV

Post by dcartledge » Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:29 am

We used 1 inch steel conduit for the tubes- used a regular hand pipe bender. Went by the “look” from photographs and kind of pieced them together.took a while but not overly complicated...

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Re: anyone making SIDE RACKS for the Chenowth FAV

Post by diamondjim » Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:26 pm

I need a set also,thanks Jim d


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