Originally Posted by
fabiodriven
That brake does appear massive, yes, but like everything else it's all relative. I went with him about two years ago to pick that brake up with the lowbed. Coincidentally, the guy that sold him the brake is also the guy who posted the ad on Craigslist for the steel stock I've been buying. I realized it as I arrived last week to pick up my stock. It's a shop right in Middleboro center Steve. They were lifting the brake with a huge forklift that was struggling to get the brake up in the air high enough for me to back under it. In the end it took three fork lifts to get the brake up in the air. It was hairy, but we got it.
Mr Clancy had a bumper he was finishing at his shop there that made me second guess making my own. I was super impressed. It was bent up really nice, all one piece, and it must have been at least 1/4". It was extremely thick. He had to bring it somewhere else to use a bigger brake for that one. I'm sure my bumper will come out fine, but wow that one he made was extremely impressive!
Well, you probably don't need allot of stock; But, If you do, Middleboro Auto Salvage has 1/8th, 3/16ths and 1/4 thick steel anywhere from 2"s wide to 8"s and 6' long or longer, and big square flat plate as well. I know exactly where to find it and I grabbed ALLOT and he charged me 30$. I can direct you to it if it's something you need...
All our government does is distract us while they steal from us, misspend our tax $ and ruin our country