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Got some more done. The good thing about doing it this way is it's straighter than any of the stamped rails I have used. Now you can start to see the shape of it. Once the front halves are tacked the final welding will begin, then polish all four pieces, then weld them together.
Ken
Looking really good Ken, That looks to be a nice roomy shop you have there.
I wish i had done my rails that way now, I went with 4" x 2" box and slit it to taper the rails, when slit it sprung all over the place due to the stress's in it, it was a real bind clamping it all straight again :(
Thanks Steve, That is the R&D room at work. I just steel some room for my own stuff :D
This thing is trying to move around also. I just have to go so slow. :( Once I get it welded up and get it into the frame fixture things should speed up, I hope. Although it probably won't with the way I'm going to do all the cross members and all the stuff that goes into the frame rails. I'm not complaining, I actually enjoy building the chassis the most.
Thanks again,
Ken
Ken not sure if you can do this or not but i machined up a piece of hardwood to mimic the inside of the box in the tapered section, Then clamped the sides and top to it, I knocked it out after.
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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Steve,
That's a good idea, there are a few spots that are driving me crazy.
Ken
You guys just plain scare the daylights out of me with your collective talent...:eek: makes me wish I had done more engineering at school...Thats awesome Ken..
Nahhh - I'm finding out it still take a creative mind . I did the engineering thing and still need guys like Ken and Steve to help my thinking through any car projects:LOL::LOL::LOL:.Quote:
Originally Posted by lamin8r
Creative minds alright...:LOL:Between my day to day repairs,etc,I am redesigning the bits and pieces that were never done when the 32/5w molds were made...making the faces around the rear side windows that the glass butts up against,,the interior drip tray in the trunk area,,a new floor mold,etc..And now I am about to start designing the interior steel framework that we have to have inside our glass bodies,,including a glassed in bulkhead between the trunk area and the inside area..We have to have a minimum of 38x38x3mm B pillar section,with 25x25x3mm above the doors,hoop at the firewall etc,in fact,not to far away from Wescotts structure..So I will be building a complete frame work,and then have to make jigs for future bodies,as they are sold,OR make a bunch of frames in advance,to fit as I sell the bodies..Then I can do likewise with the 33/3w body..:D:D Sucker for punishment ya think???:LOL:
BUT...you guys still rock...
Oops,sorry Ken,,didnt mean to nobble your thread,,it should be on another thread I guess...
Thanks you guys, anyone who builds these things has to have talent. It's so much work, but the rewards are great, taking that first ride. The diversity of the builds on this site is amazing, there is a lot to be learned here.
lamin8r - No problem, it's interesting what you are doing, now that's a lot of work! You have to have some pretty good fixtures for that :eek:
Ken
Hi lamin8r, do you have any pics of your bodies yet ???
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Originally Posted by lamin8r
Ken,I am really enjoying the challenge of working out the bits and pieces that need doing,its just that sometimes I need to look at a real 32,and thats a bit hard when there arent any REAL ones locally..I have to go hunting pix for the details...The framing will be fun..We have a strict set of guide lines,but it will work itself out..
Steve,[roadster],have you been on our site??It needs up grading again,and we havent any pix of the 32,apart from the one on there,which belongs to a friend who is building an American Graffiti clone..it was the movie which poisoned his system all those years ago..:LOL:I have a body here with a 2'' chop which is going to Magoos in Masterton,eventually,so I am using that for a bit of development at the moment..
Got a link to your site lamin8r ???
Sorry for hijack Ken.
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Originally Posted by lamin8r
Ken I watch a buddy of mine who makes 32, and 35-40 rails with that process and understand from watching the patience it takes to get it done.
kudos to you, looks great
Steve,hit on my user name,gotta home page..Quote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
ken your skill amazes me. i kno that i would never get there