alainmengoli@hotmail.com
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 01:21 AM |
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how to build a chassis
hi,
I am not building a 7 type but I wold likesome adice on how to build a chassis. Please see my archive for photos on my huge project. I wanted to know
if it's okay to build a wooden foundation for the build instead of a metail one, how much the metal will cost, were to get it and what to ask
for. How much will I end up spending, Is mig ewelding sufficient, how to cut pipes so that they match the contour of the other one your welding it to?
Any more tips wlecome.
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e020518
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 07:24 AM |
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Interesting type...
I'm not sure this is the right forum but it is always fun to see interesting ideas. Anywho, I think you should buy "the book" even
if you are not building a 7 type. The principal is still usefull, when it comes to manufacturing, frame design, tools, meathods, etc.
ISBN: 1859606369
Br / J
[Edited on 23/1/04 by e020518]
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blueshift
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 09:50 AM |
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quote:
I am not building a 7 type but I wold likesome adice on how to build a chassis.
this thread reccomends some books on the subject.
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I wanted to know if it's okay to build a wooden foundation for the build instead of a metail one
Cars used to be built like this back once upon the mists of time before people knew better (I think).
I'm not sure about the engineering aspects of it, but if you're planning to drive the car on the road I don't know how SVA stands
with respect to wooden cars. Worth checking out.
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how much the metal will cost, were to get it and what to ask for
The kind of tube most of us are using is 1" square hollow section 16 gauge (swg) ERW (electric resistance welded) mild steel. It costs about a
quid a metre in the quantities you need for a chassis.
You get it from a steel stockholder, there's a section in the yellow pages.
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How much will I end up spending
On steel? I think most people's steel purchases for locosts come in around the £60 mark.
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Is mig ewelding sufficient
Yes, for mild steel, that's what most of us are using. Judging by the questions you're asking you should only consider mild steel, not
anything more exotic (like stainless, cro-moly or aluminium) as they have various gotchas attached.
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how to cut pipes so that they match the contour of the other one your welding it to?
Square tube is easy, you just use some maths and a protractor or chopsaw or something. For round tube there are devices called tube notchers, or you
can download free software off the internet that makes paper templates you can print out and wrap round the tube to show you where to cut for
different tube sizes and angles. I've tried one, it's quite good.
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Any more tips wlecome.
Read some books about chassis design and building, use the search function on this forum (many questions have been asked before) and join in
discussion.
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splitrivet
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 10:18 AM |
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Anyone got the web address for the fish mouthing templates.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 10:28 AM |
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dont be fooled by 'morgans having wooden chassis' as is often said. they dont. they have a steel ladder frame and the superstructure
(body) is on a wooden frame.
atb
steve
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alainmengoli@hotmail.com
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 11:02 AM |
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Sorry didn't mean wooden floor but a wooden base to build the whole lot on. So that everything is square. but It could warp with humidity
welding etc.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 11:49 AM |
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the ron champion locost book uses a 1 inch thick blockboard sheet of 8 x 4 ft to use as a build-up board
atb
steve
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blueshift
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 03:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
Anyone got the web address for the fish mouthing templates.
Cheers,
Bob
I have put it on my site at http://www.leetfighter.com/things/tubemiter.exe
(and it'll stay there)
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splitrivet
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| posted on 23/1/04 at 04:03 PM |
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Cheers Blueshift thanx a lot mate.
Got your u2u, trying to wangle a way to pick up that propshaft I'll let you know in a coupla days.
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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blueshift
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| posted on 25/1/04 at 02:34 AM |
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OK split, no prob
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