big_wasa
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| posted on 1/9/05 at 08:54 PM |
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Thanks guys....
Still thinking on it while I finish the donor parts..The plan was always to have the running gear ready to bolt up before getting/making the
chassis..
The money I would save will buy me my exhaust , as thats one thing I can't make my self .
I have been practicing my welding tonight. Im still confident ....
again thanks for your replys .
Ps told you it was a good chassis Ed ,but at the time I had to let it go.
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907
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 06:54 AM |
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Hi
Surely an advantage of making a chassis is that you can deviate from the book.
Chassis can be made to fit your engine / gearbox / dif (irs) / seats / size 13 feet / 600mm a*se, etc. etc.
Even interior trim can be designed into a chassis rather than becoming an afterthought.
As they say in engineering circles, "The drawing is only a guide".
Just my 2p
Paul G
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MikeP
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 12:25 PM |
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I was pleased to see the number of chassis builders in the poll - lately I'd felt like there were very few of us on this list.
Building the chassis is very quick, very rewarding. It's all the cr*p after that that's time consuming - brackets, wiring, dash layout,
plumbing. Definitely much quicker to buy a kit where that's all sorted. But it's very rewarding to do everything yourself if you have
the time.
I'm still chuckling at a post on TOL that said that a TV show about building a scratch locost wouldn't work - it would have to start with
showing the builder searching the internet, visiting forums and using a CAD tool for 2 years before even buying the steel  .
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Simon
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 05:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
Thanks guys....
The money I would save will buy me my exhaust , as thats one thing I can't make my self .
Course you can - I made two - one for each side.
A metre of 5" tube, some plate offcuts, some 2" tube and 2" perforated tube and wadding. All available from Demon Thingies.
<--------------- See pic
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 2/9/05 by Simon]
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Stu16v
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 07:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeP
I was pleased to see the number of chassis builders in the poll - lately I'd felt like there were very few of us on this list.
I strongly suspect that this is because this poll has been posted in the Chassis section, where very few 'kit' builders lurk...
I think 907 has explained it well - and identified the reason why I built my own chassis. 
Dont just build it.....make it!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 09:06 PM |
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I have twice sorted out bought kit projects for other people who paid me rather than abandon the cars.
This was not recently (one was a Dutton Phaeton S2!), and the chassis tollerances were terrible. I had to cut out brackets and reweld etc.
If you buy a chassis, you will have the advantage of having someone to blame for slow progress, bad fits, temper tantrums etc
If you make your own, you will take more care than any producer of chassis's, and can do your own thing. My chassis took 42 hours to get to the
'lets start bolting on the running gear' stage, the rest of the build took 2 1/2 years - BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY MINUTE
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 09:31 PM |
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I've been thinking about this, after saying that it would probably only take a week or so to build another chassis - it's probably worth
us experienced builders writing down down the 'hints and tips' that we would employ if we were to do it again.
Here's my starter for 10:
- Get a really stout base-board and mark out the chassis layout. Glue on blocks to locate chassis members.
- Leave out the 'FU' chassis members until later
- Make a jig to locate the front suspension brackets
- Get a pack of the best hacksaw blades you can afford!
Any more hints/suggestions?
David
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Stu16v
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 09:32 PM |
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Keep the fridge stocked up with beer!
Dont just build it.....make it!
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/9/05 at 09:45 PM |
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When not following the book (at all), finish designing before you start welding
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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Mix
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| posted on 3/9/05 at 07:40 AM |
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My tip....
Treat those wimpish suggestions to buy a chasssis and take the 'easy' way out with utter contempt  
Mick
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 4/9/05 at 05:41 PM |
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Chassis After 3 days
Chassis After 3 days
 
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big_wasa
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| posted on 5/9/05 at 07:09 PM |
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Been practicing my welding
Yep I cant bring myself to spend £600 on the chassis. Im going to get the base board on my day of,ive been and priced the box section. Can you still
buy the brackets already made as 12 of them look like hard work
 
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Stu16v
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| posted on 5/9/05 at 10:00 PM |
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Where are you gonna fit the seats?
Dont just build it.....make it!
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Mix
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| posted on 6/9/05 at 06:57 AM |
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For the brackets get a short length of 50mm square x 3mm wall RHS, cut into 35mm sections and cut of the face with the seam in it.
Brackets with no bending involved.
Mick
Note. It's also much easier if you drill the holes before you cut the RHS into sections, just be careful not to drill through the seam.
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iank
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| posted on 6/9/05 at 03:01 PM |
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I just noticed MNR sell brackets @ £1.25 each inc VAT
http://www.mnrltd.co.uk/Brackets.html
GTS also sell them IIRC
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big_wasa
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| posted on 6/9/05 at 06:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mix
For the brackets get a short length of 50mm square x 3mm wall RHS, cut into 35mm sections and cut of the face with the seam in it.
Brackets with no bending involved.
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Cheers hadnt thorght of that.
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