hi what do you think about making a chassis out of conduit tube.
adam

Possibly the worst idea ever.

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Originally posted by Fatboy Dave
Possibly the worst idea ever.

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I wouldn't

I assume you have proven plans with properly specced materials, best to follow the specs if you ask me.

Edited due to confusion over conduit tube

[Edited on 17/8/07 by locogeoff]

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Originally posted by Fatboy Dave
Possibly the worst idea ever.

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its very light

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i made a moc up of my chassis at work out of it. and it got me thinking why not just make it out of it. with a bit of bracing i think it would be ok. but on the other hand i can see the safety issues with it.
adam

i made a mock up out of 1" wood, with bracing it was very strong compared to the unbraced structure ....... but thats all.

yes! and I'll make mine out of plasti conduit

despite everyone else's negative views, I for one, Adam, think you should try it,!!!

Obviously you won't get any passengers from this forum, but I will laugh pretty loud the first time I see you drive off!!!

Obviously not the first time you get back, cos you won't ever achieve that!!!

Steve

You certainly have some interesting ideas mate...

If the material your referring to is what I think then your wasting your time. Too soft a composition - verging on what could be called steel!!

Cheers

Instant SVA failure IMHO.

Caber

We had one like this

Now that is a genuine LOL from me.

Following along that train of thought, you could just thread the end of the tubes and use junction boxes instead of welding.



Seriously.

Enough crazy ideas already.....

[Edited on 18/8/07 by zilspeed]

It depends on the manufacturer and the fact that it is welded steel

25mm ERW or Conduit as it is known comes in 2 wall thicknesses to the best of my knowledge

1.2 for non commercial uses houses and such like and 2mm for industrial purposes. And in 3 metre lengths

I may be wrong but as a lot of refurbishment is going on where i work this is what i have seen so far.

In fact thanks to this refurbishment I managed to get hold of some 19mm tube seamless with a 3mm thick wall, perfect for front wishbones I think

IMHO

Conduit is manufactured so that it is easy to bend and easy to thread.

I believe that to achieve this it contains additional elements, like free cutting steel does,
possibly a percentage of lead, which renders it unsuitable for structural purposes.

It is therefore not recognized as a weldable material.

IMHO it would be foolish to use conduit for anything other than it's intended use.


Paul G