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tube pipe chassis
dimlaz - 3/9/10 at 01:35 PM

Hello.
Im new in this site.
I want build tube pipe chassis for locost.
If someone knows were i can't find free plans for this chassis?

cadebytiger - 3/9/10 at 01:43 PM

Hello... I know plenty of places you can't find them

dimlaz - 3/9/10 at 02:06 PM

thanks for your answer.
if is possible put some links to find them.

bartonp - 3/9/10 at 02:17 PM

You can't find them here:

Linky

blakep82 - 3/9/10 at 02:20 PM

stop being rubbish everyone!
to be fair the question wasn't worded particularly well...

anyway, get the book! how to build a sportscar for £250, or how to build a sportscar on a budget by chris gibbs. they'll tell you everything you need to know!

welcome to the site

02GF74 - 3/9/10 at 02:38 PM

why round tube? there are advantages as well as disadvantages (more complex to join them) of using round tube.

not aware of where you can find such plans; most I've seen are designed from scratch.

Peteff - 3/9/10 at 02:49 PM

Have a look on here. They are for square tube but the measurements will be same although they are for a wider chassis than the book. Put your location in your profile and you may get more local replies.

dimlaz - 3/9/10 at 02:52 PM

the book suggest ,to one's knowledge,the seameless 25x25 tube.i want to build it with pipe tube.
sorry about my questions
my english isn't so good and i try to find a solution.

flibble - 3/9/10 at 03:00 PM

Do you mean water/steam pipe, as used in factories etc..?

dimlaz - 3/9/10 at 03:04 PM

definitely

blakep82 - 3/9/10 at 03:19 PM

it will be very heavy if its made of water pipe!

dimlaz - 3/9/10 at 04:02 PM

the 1'' mannesmann pipe (tube) weights 1,560 kg per meter.thickness of this pipe is 2mm.
has everyone calculate how many meters is all the chassis?

theconrodkid - 3/9/10 at 05:21 PM

steel weight
http://mdmetric.com/tech/tubewt.htm
and www.mcsorley.net has plans

mattyc - 3/9/10 at 06:51 PM

Pipe thickness is done in schedule starting at sch5 going all the way up to sch 160 and higher. you'd be better off using tube for the thinner thicknesses (steel stockist call it circular hollow) not a A106 pipe.

prawnabie - 3/9/10 at 07:01 PM

Steve Hignett and Welderman are your freinds here....remember the cymetrix (sp?) chassis they not long finished?

Alan B - 3/9/10 at 07:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mattyc
Pipe thickness is done in schedule starting at sch5 going all the way up to sch 160 and higher. you'd be better off using tube for the thinner thicknesses (steel stockist call it circular hollow) not a A106 pipe.


Indeed they do use the circular hollow section terminology but that is for relatively large and thicker walled, structural material...for our purposes cold drawn seamless and (in many/most cases) ERW, round tubing is the stuff we need.

40inches - 3/9/10 at 07:11 PM

Water/gas/hydraulic tubing is not structural, it is soft to aid bending on site, not recommended for a chassis.

dimlaz - 3/9/10 at 07:50 PM

I deside to use the recomended from the book material.
has everyone know until which horsepower are desinged this chassis?
hold about 250 bhp?

Mark Allanson - 3/9/10 at 08:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
Water/gas/hydraulic tubing is not structural, it is soft to aid bending on site, not recommended for a chassis.


beat me to it, I was about to say that the pipe steel has a very high lead content to make it malleable and easy to cut threads - totally useless in anything structural

t.j. - 3/9/10 at 08:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
Water/gas/hydraulic tubing is not structural, it is soft to aid bending on site, not recommended for a chassis.


beat me to it, I was about to say that the pipe steel has a very high lead content to make it malleable and easy to cut threads - totally useless in anything structural


It may be necessary to translate the UK-standards to EU-standards. I will look after my book...FE-360...St 37-2

l0rd - 24/9/10 at 05:31 PM

Well if you need help with your English, let me know because i can speak Greek