scotcoub
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| posted on 26/10/13 at 07:02 PM |
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Metal
hey guys just bought the Haynes book and been having a gander through it. from what I can see the box section and tubes etc for making the frame it
doesn't give you a total amount of each you will roughly need and I really don't want to spend hrs adding up all the sizes of the frame.
if anyone can help on this it would be brilliant so I can start ordering my steel and start my build cheers scott
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Slimy38
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| posted on 26/10/13 at 07:47 PM |
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I bought;
6 x 6m of 1 inch square.
2 x 6m of 3/4 inch square.
for the chassis, and for the suspension I went;
3m of 19mm tube
2.5m of 25mm tube
1.5m of 33.7mm tube (2.6mm thickness for the bush tubes)
£150 for all that.
It's a good job you didn't add up the lengths, the Haynes manual has a few multiples missing so you'd have ended up short!
Edit: Should also mention the suspension tubes are for shorter MX5 based wishbones, so you might want to check those lengths.
[Edited on 26/10/13 by Slimy38]
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madteg
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| posted on 26/10/13 at 07:48 PM |
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What about just buying a ready cut pack of Ebay.
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scotcoub
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| posted on 27/10/13 at 07:57 AM |
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thank slimy38 il check them thanks
madteg thanks I want to do as much myself on the build I can so id rather buy the steel thanks for the option tho mate
[Edited on 27/10/13 by scotcoub]
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Slimy38
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| posted on 27/10/13 at 08:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by madteg
What about just buying a ready cut pack of Ebay.
Personally I went for standard lengths because it's often useful to have offcuts and spare bits. I also wasn't confident I could get to
the end of the build and not make at least one cock up with a weld or a fit.
The ready cut packs are also several times more expensive.
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joneh
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| posted on 27/10/13 at 10:21 AM |
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I'm on my second front frame and this one is 4mm out. Unless I can push it back I'll be making another!
The book also misses the x4 multiple for SB1, which if I'd read ahead would have substituted for 25mm x 50mm box...
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