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Bad lutach first"
You know what's coming for you Ben

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No Ben, don't do it. Steel is much harder then aluminum and if it bends, it'll be much harder to bend it back to it's original place

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Good lutach second"
There are some very intelligent guys in the forum who has vast experience with such a project. I'm sure they'll be here guiding you.