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I am going to be retrofitting a Brembo rear master onto the Dyna and have a question for you guys that know your metals. I need to construct a pretty simple bracket, it'll be an "L" shape with a long section to mount the master on (the bolt spacing is 40mm) and a shorter section that will bolt to the existing master mount that is part of the frame. My question is would 12-gauge steel be strong enough for this? Since the bracket will just be an "L", I can start with stock close to my needed dimensions and bend it with a vice and a hammer, the rest is shaping and drilling. Thoughts?
Match the thickness of the bracket on the frame. Going any thicker would be of no benefit. Bending 12 ga will be very difficult in a vice. Maybe use angle iron instead.
Here's a little more context, see below. The long end will allow the Brembo master someplace to mount to, and the short end would get bolted to the existing bracket.
I'll take a mic to the existing bracket and see what kind of thickness I'm working with. I may have to farm this out, one thing I do not have is metal working tools.
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