el nino

well i recently first 12'd (and busted my *** for now covering teh rear brake!), so while the bike is down (awaiting a new cage) and me not having patience to wait for teh short FI bars to come out, im making my own 12 bar, i have to powerdercoat it, fisnish welding it and get a titanium plate so teh sparks can be glamma white LOL hahaha enjoy :YEAH all i have to do is calculate the angle, imma do that with a 2/4 or piece of wood, let some air and push teh wood into teh tire to compensate for teh weight of teh bike, any tips are helpful

Squidmark

all i see is a red x.

SlitZ

thats original... a 12 bar in a X shape

Armenian

Damn thats some thick-*** metal!! Heavy?

808stunna

i can see the first picture. thats a pretty big piece if metal.

el nino

its 2" metal 1/4" thick, nice and beefy :YEAH

SlitZ

damn that bitch is thick! what exhaust is that?? stock just cut down?

gixxerguy6

yeah if he didn't know how to wheelie before, then now he will

if not he needs to go back to school

yeah it's beefy daumn

el nino

do you guys think its too thick? well i wanted it beefy, and its really not that heavy, soemthin tahts gonna hold weight and drag i cant see being thinnner than 1/4" none the less its coming out good



yes teh exhaust is stock cut down and sounds AWESOME i highly recommened it

any comments/constructive criticisms appreciated

Squidmark

looks good, 1/4" is fine, it just looks big in the pictures. Im using 3/8"x2" mild steel.

SlitZ

ive seen bigger before- i like the way yours looks so far, but you gotta admit thats a big hunk of metal- good luck with gettin the angle right

el nino

the angle is what worries me the most. it looks big also cause the pic uses a fisheye lense. it looks so pro in person, i have the cross bar done, just have to cut the angles of teh side bars and weld it on, man its gonna look dope, i'm gonna try and do that tomorrow

Armenian

Being that beefy--and in your last pic it looks like 3 bolts holding it in?---Something's gonna give and it might be the subframe-Id change the dimensions around--cut it so the metal isn't so wide-my powers bar is half the width of your custom bar-maybe this pic will help:

SlitZ

you gonna put a silly spark plate on it??

el nino

i honestly want to put a piece of Ti or SS but i am too lazt so ill just take it off, sand it , paint it, the paint will probaby not stay on and rock it liek that all rusty :YEAH

SlitZ

lol ill try and get some pics of my sparks, i just bagged my truck and i have TI blocks :YEAH

zx9rash

hey r1alvin does your bar not actually bolt into the subframe? looks like its just pinched around it??
do you have any pics closer up of the mounting? how thik is the metal?
or does anyone have pics of how a store bought 12bar mounts up? post

Armenian

Yup its pinched-no drilling into subframe--hold up damn well too-I've hit the bar at least 10 times already--pretty hard a few times too and at angles--Bar is solid--never had to tighten it or re-adjust it yet--I just went into my garage and measured the thickness too--the arms (perpendicular to the actual sliding bar) are 3/8" inch thick. THe metal tabs are 2/8" inch thick.

Armenian

I dont have any closer pics--Its really really simple looking at it--the 2 tabs closest to the actual bar are welded to the bars arms. The remaining 2 tabs are completely adjustable. And they all sandwich the subframe.--Hope this helps you any and good luck.

el nino

i finsihed it today, loosk hotness, if anyoen can host eth pics that would be greta, imagestation is gay