big_wasa
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 posted on 18/9/05 at 07:31 PM |
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Let battle commence
After an earlier post on wether I should buy or make the chassis I have today
decided to get of my bum and stop dreaming and get cutting/welding some steel  this is a pic of progress so far this afternoon..well pleased
 
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/9/05 at 07:41 PM |
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are the little white blocks from B&Q ?!
what have you used for the base board, im umming and ahhing over what to use. Chipboard always seems to bend, and i wouldnt mind this one lasting!
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 18/9/05 at 07:48 PM |
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Your doing it wrong mate.
You really should be using the brown blocks from Band Q
This is the same way I'm doing mine.
It also looks like you've got as much room as me
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big_wasa
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| posted on 18/9/05 at 07:53 PM |
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White blocks are for from wilkinson's , about a quid for 20
Base board is 12mm ply..
The last board I bourght I cut up and used as a work bench..And sold all my car bits.. This time I will have my 7 .....
Im paying £1.07 + vat / meter for my rhs box.. is that good or bad ?
[Edited on 18/9/05 by big_wasa]
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/9/05 at 08:09 PM |
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sounds good to me - i got mine 2 years ago at about the same price.
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Mix
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| posted on 19/9/05 at 06:05 AM |
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I've said it before and will probably say it again 
It's much easier in my opinion to make the 'L' assembly as a unit and then weld it to the chassis.
ie. don't tack on the forward cross member in your photo.
Just a thought Mick
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big_wasa
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| posted on 19/9/05 at 07:35 AM |
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yep intend to..
L section is just stuffed in there to make sure its all square.. Its not even cut to lenght ,its just a piece of scrap....
Thanks all pointers welcome tho...
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lexi
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| posted on 19/9/05 at 08:47 PM |
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18mm chipboard with cls 4x2 as perimeter and crossmembers is a good base. I used the steel frames from plastic bucket seatsto support base and
raise18"
Alex
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