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05-14-2009, 04:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh.
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|  Dovetailing a hardbody - durability question
I'm working on a build where I want to dovetail the front end of a hard body. I think I've figured out how to do it, but I'm wondering about the durability side of things. If I do this, and I smack the body in a rollover, is it going to split along the seams I used for narrowing the front end? If this is the case, any suggestions for reinforcement?
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05-14-2009, 04:20 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: clearfield
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If the inside of the area you are narrowing, is relatively flat... put a strip of styrene on it...
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05-14-2009, 09:20 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lacey
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I think that heating it while bending it would make it bend easier so there would be less stress.
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05-14-2009, 10:02 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chubbuck
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3m Automotive plastic repair and put a strip of plastic to help support it on the inside, and heating the body with hot water or a hair dryer while bending is an awesome idea  |
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06-16-2011, 08:36 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Walnut Grove
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you could line the inside of the body with fiberglass. if anything, it would make it stronger
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06-17-2011, 08:21 AM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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