omega 24 v6
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 07:50 PM |
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New arrival _which way up.
I'm now pleased to say i've got my 25*25*1.5 today whooo hooo
It's all washed down and red oxided already and i'm sure this has been asked before but
Should the chassis be assembled with the tubing seams on the top bottom or sides? Or doesn't it matter ?
Thanks in advance guys
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Triton
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 07:56 PM |
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Doesn't matter but a good question tho.....
Mark
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 07:59 PM |
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I didn't think it would matter that much but a second and third opinion does'nt hurt.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 08:45 PM |
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I put the seams uppermost on the lower rails, and below on the upper rails.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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ADD
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 09:02 PM |
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Thank god it doesn't matter, Id be in the crap
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kb58
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 09:02 PM |
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I'd look at the plans carefully and note where holes (if any) are drilled. I'd orient the tubing so the drill does *not* pass through the
seam. It's a welded seam and pretty hard, sometimes the drill will walk a bit, trying to avoid going through it.
Or, if there are no holes to be drilled, I'd put it on the bottom for lower CG... yeah I know, too small to measure, but it's free, so...
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And its book -
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JoelP
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 10:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kb58
Or, if there are no holes to be drilled, I'd put it on the bottom for lower CG...
that, my friend, is officially the quote of the year! 
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 11:16 PM |
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Mine depended on which hand I picked the tube up with and which way up they were before I picked them up. If you face them all in different directions
and one is a bit weaker then the effect will be diluted. (That's my theory and I'm sticking to it) You'll not know where they are
when you paint them.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 10:08 AM |
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I like your theory Peteff.
I would classify that as a ( standard, staggered, random pattern assembly)
OK thanks for all the replies guys I'm off to wash the wife's car now ( keep her sweet ) and then i'm gonna cut me some tubing
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clbarclay
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 11:21 AM |
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I agree with kb58.
Always make sure the seam is NOT on the face where you want to drill holes for pop rivets etc. as it will cost a fortune in drill bits, bad language
and holes run off line.
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