Tubing came today and it is only threaded on one end... pooooop. Luckily, one of the guys I work with happens to have a 3/4"-16 tap. It is not LH thread, but that's ok. It will just make making bar adjustments a little more involved. At least with RH-RH, if the jam nuts vibrate loose, the bar can not change length.




All hail the king of caterpillar welding.



Running total update:

3/16" plate = $8.00
steel tubing = $36.00 (1" x 24" DOM internally threaded 3/4"-16)
grade 8 bolts = $22.00 (2)9/16 x 4, (2)5/8 x 3, (2)5/8 x 4, (2)3/8 x 3.5 and nylock nuts.)

Subtotal = $66.00

All I need now are the rod ends, and 2 pieces of 3/8" ID tubing cut to 3" (which I have) and I will almost be ready to bolt them in.