Has anyone ever tried to copy and build a raptor 660/700 frame from scratch - just to see if you could do it? I have a stripped down frame and every time I walk by it I wonder if I could bend and weld the same thing. YouTube has all kinds of frame builds for karts and buggies, but I never have seen anybody try to copy an existing frame. Think it could be done with a good tube bender and welder?
Absolutely can be done and has been done. I believe there was someone out west (racers edge link potentially?) that had a front frame built out of titanium if I recall.