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omega 24 v6

posted on 19/8/05 at 09:47 PM Reply With Quote
Chassis on the vertical update

Well as per a previous post i'm building on the vertical and it's all going well so far.
Apart from the fact i can't get used to welding such thin material.I'm going to slow and have burnt a hole where D2 meets F2 on the top edge. I'm not too worried as i've managed to fill it and when the uprights H and the b/head steel plate for the brakes etc goes on it'll be strong enough I think.
The photos are in my archive as i havn't worked out how to post them yet.
Any comments are welcome and i can tell you that with the frame work removed from the base there is less than 2mm difference in the diaganols from F1/B1 and F2/B1 and I'm well chuffed with that. Also when rotated topside to underside the whole thing fits back on the board with very little effort required so I reckon it's well within what I could have hoped for before i started off.
Like I said all comments welcomed

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Cita

posted on 20/8/05 at 06:37 AM Reply With Quote
Seems like you have done some nice work here mate!
If you are able to put the frame back on the bord after it's been turned over,than you did a marvelous job and certainly within the limits of homebuilt!!

What's the name of that Bachara song..."Make it easy on yourself..."

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Mix

posted on 20/8/05 at 06:38 AM Reply With Quote
Not wishing to sound negative but I found getting the allignment of the 'L' tubes correct to be one of the more intricate areas of the chassis construction. I made it as a separate assembly and welded it on as a unit. I think welding it together on the chassis will be a 'challenge'.

Good luck

Mick

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omega 24 v6

posted on 20/8/05 at 10:18 AM Reply With Quote
Yeah Mix i was concerned about that and had already made the LA LB LC LD part up but was not happy with the welding or the alignment of the upright tubes for the suspension brackets.
I am in deep thought as to how best to keep them in line and I'm sure a cunning plan will develop in due course. Along with photos to show how of course.
Thanks for the comments so far.

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Mix

posted on 22/8/05 at 06:38 AM Reply With Quote
Food for thought

If you make the L frame on a flat baseboard with one horizontal elevated to give the correct degree of lean back you can use magnetic welding squares to hold the 'uprights' at 90 degrees to the baseboard and hence parallel to the chassis centre line.
Hope that makes sense.

Mick

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omega 24 v6

posted on 22/8/05 at 11:36 AM Reply With Quote
Yep it makes sense Mix thanks.
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