omega0684
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 11:58 AM |
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is it worth the money?
have seen this on ebay for a while now and just wondered whether its worth the money?
ebay chassis pack
opinions please
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02GF74
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 12:44 PM |
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do you know how much the steel itself would cost?
also cost of ready made chassis?
then
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omega0684
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 12:57 PM |
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no, i was thinking about making my own chassis?
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 01:16 PM |
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The problem maybe that you will find some bit's don't quite fit... Cutting as you go along stops this?? Remember you don't have a
chassis jig..
dan
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Dingz
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 01:16 PM |
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And you still have £60 left for the rest of the car!
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handyandy
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 01:20 PM |
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the chassis,s available from that supplier in general have very good feedback as in the steel is cut very accurately,
BUT
if you are prepared to cut your own steel then you can save some money,
i looked at buying their Haynes Roadster chassis pack but decided in the end to cut my own............ so to answer your question............ the cost
of the steel for my chassis has cost me £120 delivered , maybe bought one extra length at £9 so £129 delivered , so its upto you if you want to do the
cutting yourself.
hth
andy
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hellbent345
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 01:30 PM |
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armoto do good stuff, i had a wishbone jig from them, good item, just depends what price you put on your time. i kind of wish i had just bought thier
roadster chassis pack instead of making my own! basically, if it goes together perfectly with one of thier packs, you know its right - is what ive
heard of it... if you are out enough to need you to file anything down etc you are probably making a chassis that isnt square
Al
[Edited on 26/6/09 by hellbent345]
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02GF74
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 02:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by handyandy
so £129 delivered ,
compared to £ 240 (haynes roadster) it is a no brainer.
to cut the bits to right length accuratley has gotta be a week's evening work just to save 90 quid?
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handyandy
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 02:47 PM |
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 but also the chassis kit costs £40 for delivery, so ok £150 saved isn,t a huge amount but the way i looked at it, the savings paid for my mig
welder set up, yes the cutting takes a little time but wasn,t that hard to do really.
it all depends on your outlook of time v money.
i,ve not said either way is the better option just the way i did it  
andy
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handyandy
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 02:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by handyandy
so £129 delivered ,
compared to £ 240 (haynes roadster) it is a no brainer.
to cut the bits to right length accuratley has gotta be a week's evening work just to save 90 quid?
i make it £111... 
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ashg
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 04:32 PM |
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if you have to buy a chop saw it works out the same.
i went for the armoto pack and cant fault it. every part fitted perfectly!!
i like the armoto pack as i would have never been able to achieve the same level of accuracy with my chop saw.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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austin man
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| posted on 26/6/09 at 07:56 PM |
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Having cut much of my own chasis with a hacksaw and filed to correct angle I would deffo go for a pre cut pack. The time saving itself is well worth
paying £60 above the price of the steel. You also get Pxxxed off when youve cut the same bit wrong twice. No brainer to me
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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ahunt
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| posted on 1/7/09 at 10:01 PM |
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I brought this chassi. thought it was well worth the money pretty much every piece fitted but there was a few odd piece that needed altering the
tinyest but nothing majour. and.. it was missing a piece that goes below the rear tower. but as im a steel worker was no problem. worked out it would
of cost me £60 in steel. cant remember how many meters but was enough to cover the lot but just couldn't be arsed to work on a horizontal ban
saw for two days changing the angles every 2 cuts. hope this helps a little
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procomp
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| posted on 2/7/09 at 07:12 AM |
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Hi
But then again it is just a STD Ron book chassis and has not taken into account some of the areas that would need changing to get the best from the
desighn. There is at least one or two manufacturers who do that chassis complete powder coated for just over £500. With all the extra bracing and mods
to the chassis.
Depends on how you look at it and whether you feel you can weld it all up accurately get it powder coated Etc Etc.
Cheers Matt
PS it's not me doing the chassis for £500
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