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Headrest and door N57DF

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Dennis Flamini

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We finally got a usable part out of the forms today. See photos of 3/4" thick steel forms used to heat and bend 2024-T3, still had to notch 1/2 way thru flange at top and 2 corners.
The angles for the door are increased to 3/4" and spread apart for support of the shoulder harness with an angle added just below the cutouts for belts.
i have full sized AutoCad and PDF drawings of the forms and plotted out on 1" sq grid like the plans so you can cut and paste from letter sized sheets.
Dennis in Chicago
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