At 01:03 PM 9/2/2009, pdooley wrote:
>I think R. Bentley expects you to use the old line as a template or even the
>van body contours in a pinch.

They do, and that's how shops do it, too.

>Isn't there some kind of easy-to-bend metal rod that fabricators use to make
>initial patterns?

1/16 or 1/8 welding rod, comes about three feet long by the pound.

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ps -- I'm copying the list on this, someone will find it useful.