I'm shopping for a tubing bender - which one?
I see that I need a new tubing bender after working on Gary's car last weekend. I'm looking at a few online. Does anyone have any thoughts on these?
Eastwood:
http://www.eastwood.com/triple-head-...-16-3-8in.html
Matco: MST470FH
http://www.matcotools.com/Catalog/to...&page=3�
Snapon:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
I'm shopping for a tubing bender - which one?
I have used the Sanp-On and the Eastwood benders. The Sanp-on looks just like the one I bought from Harbor Freight. The Eastwood worked easier than the others I have used and it bends without kinking better than the others. Not sure about the Matco. It looks cool though.
I'm shopping for a tubing bender - which one?
I'll let you know about the Eastwood bender. I liked the looks so well I just oredered one.
I'm shopping for a tubing bender - which one?
Speaking of installing transmission lines. I didn't realize what a pain that was. I had to lower the transmission to get at the forward tube location to start the tube and tighten it. At least I didn't have the drive shaft in so it wasn't a total disaster. Should get the front ends of the tubes attached to the radiator today. Funnnnn stuff.
I'm shopping for a tubing bender - which one?
Don't know, but wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to install permanent short sections of the tubing that are attached to the transmission at the clips before tranny installation. Then after installation of the transmission the longer sections could be finalized from those short section attachments??? Because, the next time I have this transmission down that is what I'm going to do. My neck can't take laying under this thing for hours working on two tubes.
Got the tubing finished last night. Hope everything works and doesn't leak. Yeah right.