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I can get the measurements when I get home after work. Muttparts has them new for $45 each, they are aluminum and are very light so shipping would not be too bad.
Well, here it is primed ready for paint. I used a spot weld bit and removed the guard, it was pretty much flat and needed to be straightened out and re shaped. The base was bent as well and without the guard on much easier to fix. I sand blasted it an then re welded the guard back on and...
I have the bow with me today and will be tracing it out, will send the tracing out within a day or two, good job. 24" was just a guess, I'll put the exact dimensions on the tracing.
UPDATE: Trace is finished, I traced the entire bow on a large piece of brown craft paper and I added the...
Steel tubing, according to my caliper 3/32 wall thickness, 1 1/16 outside diameter. As per your drawing there are no mounting tabs, the last 24" or so of the tubing is flattened out to fit in the carrier slots. I can trace one out and send you the tracing if you like.
Bows are an issue, they do seem hard to find and are expensive to ship. I shipped a single bow to TX which is smaller than the cargo bows and it was $75. I have a set for mine and they are simply a tube with flat ends, a company with a tubing bender could crank them out easily.
I am in need of a cover but price will determine if I can buy one. I have an old one I was going to have one made from but may wait now. Thanks for looking into this.
Not a lot to report here on the goat front. Received a set of head gaskets to replace the rusted ones in the gasket kit. A small price to pay for a military kit though as it includes all the special aluminum block parts. Thanks to Tom for finding the kits at RR.
Have got one of the cylinder...
Thanks for the info. This pump mounts over the power steering pump so I may be missing another bracket. I think I may just fab one unless I find a picture of a factory set up.
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