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Old 10-01-2009, 12:25 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by brucey View Post
The frame itself is attached by pinching the pipe ends in teh vice, creating a flat point, and stick it into wedges and bending the tips slightly. When building it, I made the pipes under tension to help give it a clamping effect.

The whole thing held onto the back of the car like a giant alligator clip. Looking for a basket hitch right now.
When you say "the pipes under tension to help give it a clamping effect." are you talking just about how it attaches to the car or how the frame is held together. If that is describing how all the multi-angle frame parts are held together I am both confused and very impressed.
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