Date:         Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:54:53 -0800
Reply-To:     "Richard M. Myers" <myersr@SPAWAR.NAVY.MIL>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Richard M. Myers" <myersr@SPAWAR.NAVY.MIL>
Organization: SPAWAR Systems Center, Code D714
Subject:      Re: Pipe Bumpers in San Diego
Comments: To: Gary Shea <shea@gtsdesign.com>, Vanagon <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
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Gary Shea wrote:

> Those are nice bumpers!  Can you tell from looking at them how the tubing
> was bent (i.e., does it show signs of crimping or deformation or having
> notches cut out on the inside of the radius?  I know nothing about bending
> tubing!) and about how thick it is?  Also wondering if the rear bumper is
> attached to the body anywhere other than the standard mount points towards
> the middle.  I'm thinking about making myself a set like yours, but a few
> details remain to be determined ;)
>

Racer Xccessories has a machine to bend tubing.  No, there are no signs of
crimping or deformation.  The tubing  3" diameter and perhaps .1" thick.

>
>      p.s. For a moment I didn't realize it was a VW van... no rust!
> Nice...
>

Thanks!

Dick

>Whoops, just saw the note about the extra front attachments and
>the rear attachments, so I guess you answered that question before
>I asked it!

>
> On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Richard M. Myers wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > After scouring the archives and contacting several people who had pipe
> > bumpers made for them or got them from Projekt Zwo in Germany, I got a
> > recommendation for a company here in San Diego, Racer Xcessories, that
> > specializes in bumpers and roll cages.
> >
> > You can see pictures of the bumpers installed on my non-synchro westy
> > at:
> > http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/5783/van/bumpers.html
> [snip]