Conversion bracket..

[brentR]

Anyone have any measurements or tips to making the roundnose conversion bracket for a square... or do I just copy the size of the square bracket?

Any suggestions are helpful

 

[bad93blaster]

talk to pete jacobs (legdragpete) i think he has a couple left 4sale. a complete bolt on kit beside moving hood hooks for like $150

 

[2nd nature]

i bought one fits great, looks great, cant wait to try it this year

 

[surfgy45]

im in the works of making my own too. i just used the base measurements of a stock squarenose bracket, but then the stock ROUND nose measurements of those two uprights.

mines in the machining shop as we speak. heres the prototype of mine currently made out of some poly boly wolly whatever plastic

 

[brentR]

why would i buy it when i can make it myself?

i have the material already, my brother is a certified TIG welder.. just need the numbers

 

[surfgy45]

where do you get your material? i was thinking of making one too and started looking on ebay for some 6061 flat bar, or plates

 

[cookerq62]

surfgy45,
What are you doing for hood hooks?

 

[surfgy45]

if you look at the top bolt theres another hold in front of it. the stock hood hooks bolt up to it. so now all i have to do is move the hooks on the hood out.

 

[bad93blaster]

why would i buy it when i can make it myself?

i have the material already, my brother is a certified TIG welder.. just need the numbers

just figured for $150 i wouldnt waste my time trying to make one
surfgy45-looks nice

 

[brentR]

where do you get your material? i was thinking of making one too and started looking on ebay for some 6061 flat bar, or plates

work

i just need distance apart and height of the 'tabs'

 

[romack991]

my distance apart is 6 3/4in, that is line to line with my pole bushings.

from the top of the plate to the center of the holes is 2 3/8. that gives my pole maybe an 1/8 of clearance from the plate.

sounds like you work in a shop so i'm sure you realize the dimensions could vary due to pole tolerances. everything provided is just what i used when making mine. have fun:biggthumpup:

 

[brentR]

well im maintenance for a cosmetic company, but i do have access to a big shop!

thanks romack!

 

[Freestyleriverrat]

Sergio from XFT is making a custom bracket for my squarenose to run a XFT pole. Not sure the dimension of the xft pole though. We will see how it turns out. The main problem with the roundnose pole on a square is the handle pole stop. B/c the squarenose bracket is mounted at an angle, if you put a lowered roundnose bracket on there your pole won't be able to extend straight up, it will stop right about in the riding poistion.