Thread: Electrathon - A Different Kind of "Hotrod"

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In the first picture below you can see the main roll cage hoop propped up with the framing square and a couple of small blocks under it. You can also see that I have bent the bottom conduit ends upward. I will trim and shape these a little further later.

After welding the roll cage hoop and crossmember as completely as I could with the frame still in the jig, I removed the whole assembly and used the jig again to shape the top rails for the frame from 1/2 inch conduit. Keeping in mind that I am working upside-down now, I bent the front similar to the bottom pieces, but left the ends somewhat longer. With the ends clapmed together, I was able to mark where the second bends needed to be and bend the conduit to fit. Finally, I tack-welded the front ends together and tack-welded a temporary crossmember across the conduit at the "elbow area".