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« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2010, 04:24:01 PM » |
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With the second rail done to match the first, I can move on to the front one. The front rail will be on view and so for this i picked up some nice shiney stainless stuff and cut it to length
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« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2010, 04:34:28 PM » |
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There are a couple of options when it comes to mount the front rail, as i said before, this part of the chassis is on show, so its all about asthetics. One option involves more work, cutting a slice out of the side rails then welding them back up, if my chassis rails were deeper then i would have considered this, second option is to mount the front rail then use the top of the side rail to wrap over the front one, this gives a nice round edge at the front. The third option, and the easiest, is to do the way I will be, mount the front rail then blank the open ends of the side rails.
To mount the front rail involves finding the centre line on the inside edge of the side rail, then measuring back half the diameter of your front rail.
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« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2010, 04:36:17 PM » |
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Once you`ve got that marked up, simply drill a hole the same diameter as your front rail, using the mark as the centre point.
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« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2010, 04:38:30 PM » |
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Then do the same again on the inside edge of the second rail, and slot the front rail into the holes, making sure the front stays square.
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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2010, 04:40:13 PM » |
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Now i can weld the front rail in place, and cap the open ends of the side rails with weld too.
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« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2010, 10:04:10 PM » |
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Erm...just how big is this bucket of yours TB?
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« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2010, 05:08:55 AM » |
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Ah you`ve caught me out already, if it were twice as big it would be full size  . I got hold of some full size plans a while ago and have been umming n arring over them like you do, so i decided that rather than start something big that i cant put as much into as i would like, i would have a go on a smaller scale. The build will follow the steps/processes involved in a full scale one, and use the same components, with the exception of the axle and engine, that way, assuming all goes to plan, this will be a practice for a full scale build in the future. |
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« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2010, 06:18:38 AM » |
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you had me worried  (And I bet a few more) |
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« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2010, 06:36:50 AM » |
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you had me worried (And I bet a few more)  . the main rails are 1.5" x 1" 2mm wall, 44" long with a 3.5" kick up and i`ll probably settle for 4" length at the back, and the stainless front is an 1" diam with a 2mm wall, cut to space the side rails 13.25" apart, as close to half scale as i could find. |
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« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2010, 09:28:42 AM » |
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Good on you TB and very sensible doing a didy one first. When it's done put lawn mower running gear in it and would be sooo much fun |
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« Reply #25 on: June 15, 2010, 10:21:44 AM » |
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Cheers Taz, I`ve been looking at both quad and go kart axles, the quads are probably over the top but come with a carrier, go karts are the way i`m heading at the moment cos i can run a tube over it to simulate an axle housing/diff. I hadn`t thought of lawnmowers but they gotta be well worth a look.
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« Reply #26 on: June 15, 2010, 02:01:04 PM » |
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Yes we were worried.
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« Reply #27 on: June 15, 2010, 05:54:10 PM » |
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I was hoping no one would notice but i guess you can`t fool a Manky Monkey. Today i had an hour or so free so knocked up these brackety things, proper builders will probably call them something posh like `front spring perch gussets`  . Anyhow they need to be made and slid onto the front rail before you weld it in, so thats what i did. I also cut the rear crossmember and tacked that in place after deciding on the final length of my side rails. |
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« Reply #28 on: June 15, 2010, 07:38:55 PM » |
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There's been lots of talk about your latest project Tim -been wondering how to tactfully suggest that your box section didn't look up to the job of buildng a chassis! Looking forward to watching this one. An interesting project. -shove a Reliant engine in it & dress it up with fake scoop, rocker covers, huge exhaust etc. It'd make a fantastic cartoonish adult sized "totrod". Loony & I keep saying there seems to be a big market for adult toys -no, not that sort. A fun vehicle you can put in the back of a pick-up truck or on a small trailer, to buzz around show campsites on. Get MadRon to churn out some dodgem car sized T bucket bodies & they coud be a nice little earner. |
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« Reply #29 on: June 16, 2010, 06:15:04 AM » |
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Tactfully ? no thanks, i`d have hoped when you do spot something that doesn`t look quite right, you`ll all yell at me |
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