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how much steel?
martin1973 - 16/8/06 at 09:50 PM

i know this question has been ask a millon time b4 but i'm new to this.
how much steel do i need to build chassis?

in feet and yards please.

mookaloid - 16/8/06 at 11:59 PM

I don't know but there is a search button at the top of the page

Welcome by the way

Cheers

Mark

macintosh - 17/8/06 at 07:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
I don't know but there is a search button at the top of the page
Mark


No offence but Im' getting tired of repeaiting pattern in ppl behaviour: some questions are repeated over and over (not theyr fault) and all they get is recomendation to search - this is not the solution - search is below average, and very unusable. It does not make life easier.

This forum is very valuable data collection, but I recall many times where I was unable to find some answers to questions that I have seen covered here erlier.

Many forums have "Sticky" posts in every section where you can find FAQ and answers to them. Maybe is possible to make one here too, so this way forum becomes true knowledge base?
(althought i would reccomend to change/update software to better one, but this may be task too extencive to accomplish). Most user friendly are phpBB and vBulletin.

And answer to question:
you can find how much steel you need from here:
http://www.mcsorley.net/locost/drawings/BookChassis.xls

JUD - 17/8/06 at 08:48 AM

martin1973

Bet you are glad you asked now !

caber - 17/8/06 at 09:09 AM

Unfortunayely our estimed webmaster is very busy with other things so this site is not his top priority at the moment. It is unfortunate that there is not the resource to build a decent FAQ which would be a great asset to the site, most of us are too busy building or enjoying our cars .
Equally i agree that the search facility is not the best, again it would be possible to change this probably with less effort than building the FAQ, it does help to know a bit about the site and whose posts to search for, something you only learn after being on for a while.

Generally this forum has been remarkably free of flaming and very welcoming to noobies I would be very unhappy for this to change even if we are answering ,in the first instance, questions that have been asked many times before.

Welcome martin1973 and MY answer to your question is however much steel you buy you will be short by one length on a Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning that will, probably more than once in your build, prevent you finishing what you had planned to do that weekend! If you manage not to run out of steel then it will be welding gas wire or something else!

The McSorely cut list is pretty accurate however don't cut all your tubes in advance cut the steel as you need it checking and measuring each bit, you are bound to make one or two cock ups so you will use more steel though the odd bits will do for something somewhere!

Welcome to the mad house you will learn who knows about what and the search works better the more boxes you fill in and you should read all the thread that the search turns up a link in, if you are lucky you will find the answer after a couple of threads!

Have fun with your project

Caber

iank - 17/8/06 at 09:22 AM

There is an FAQ wiki site set up by Andy Harding. Not many have contributed yet unfortunately.

http://www.carbuilders.info/

I people contributed the answer a simple pointer to the above would do the trick.

p.s. The McSorley plans come with a cutting list spreadsheet.

daKlone - 17/8/06 at 02:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by martin1973
i know this question has been ask a millon time b4 but i'm new to this.
how much steel do i need to build chassis?

in feet and yards please.


As mentioned, Jim McSorley's website has this information...or of course Ron's book.

[Edited on 17/8/06 by daKlone]

nick205 - 17/8/06 at 03:04 PM

anyway......NICE avatar daKlone

daKlone - 17/8/06 at 04:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
anyway......NICE avatar daKlone


I thank you...

martin1973 - 29/8/06 at 11:57 AM

so nobody know then?
yes i have got a copy of the bible?
but it doesnt give a fully grown figure,

apprentice yes i was once and have trained a few to.

no longer in motor trade work from a recycling co now.

will try the search thing then.

DIY Si - 29/8/06 at 12:06 PM

You could always just add up the length of all the tubes in your plans. I think I ordered something like 48m of 1" box, but I added a lot of extra tubes.

Gav - 29/8/06 at 12:06 PM

I carnt remember the exact amount but
42M 25x25 ERW
18M 19x19 ERW
18M 19Diax2mm thick tube
1 off 3mm thick 2mx1.5m sheet mild steel
1 off 1.5mm thick 2mx1.5m sheet mild steel

This gave me more than enough to fix any errors i made and some left over for other bits and bobs that was handy to make for the garage. Think i paid circa £130 for the lot

Edit oh and 2 off 1.5mm thick 2mx1.5m ally sheet

[Edited on 29/8/06 by Gav]

martin1973 - 29/8/06 at 12:09 PM

i thank you

well i did check the listing in book needed to check that it was correct

cheers