Flattiesteve
01-18-2004, 07:40 PM
Gday guys
Hope this doesnt sound like a stoopid question but Ive got a problem sorting out the basic dimensions of my chassis.
I plan to build an I beam front end highboy 27 roadster with the body unchannelled and the body edges and rails pretty much flush.
I have a glass body which the maker says is 4"wider than standard. The firewall measures 36" across at the bottom. i have a standard repro A front crossmember which measures approx 23" in width. Ive made a pair of 2x4"RHS rails tapered with horns to reproduce the originals.
Problem is that to fit in the c'member up front means the rails sit so far inside the the outer edges of the body it looks ridiculous. I wqant the rails to be pretty much flush give or take an inch or so.
What should i do - this is my first rod and I plan to cut the rails off just before the wheell arch and kick it up 4" put in a K member and rear member to fit a coil over suspension. My plan is to cut evrything to size etc and tack the chassis together - get an experienced mate to help check its all square an get it professionally welded up.
My choices I reckon are:
1. Cut the body in half lengthways removing 3" and glassing it back together so i can still use the crossmember - I want fit a deuce rad. surround.
2. Forget the A member and put a wider T bucket style suicide front with the spring perch mounted on a piece of tube instead. I suspect though that a wider frame will mean problems fitting the four bars later (?)
Am I missing something obvious?? Any help appreciated - Steve
Hope this doesnt sound like a stoopid question but Ive got a problem sorting out the basic dimensions of my chassis.
I plan to build an I beam front end highboy 27 roadster with the body unchannelled and the body edges and rails pretty much flush.
I have a glass body which the maker says is 4"wider than standard. The firewall measures 36" across at the bottom. i have a standard repro A front crossmember which measures approx 23" in width. Ive made a pair of 2x4"RHS rails tapered with horns to reproduce the originals.
Problem is that to fit in the c'member up front means the rails sit so far inside the the outer edges of the body it looks ridiculous. I wqant the rails to be pretty much flush give or take an inch or so.
What should i do - this is my first rod and I plan to cut the rails off just before the wheell arch and kick it up 4" put in a K member and rear member to fit a coil over suspension. My plan is to cut evrything to size etc and tack the chassis together - get an experienced mate to help check its all square an get it professionally welded up.
My choices I reckon are:
1. Cut the body in half lengthways removing 3" and glassing it back together so i can still use the crossmember - I want fit a deuce rad. surround.
2. Forget the A member and put a wider T bucket style suicide front with the spring perch mounted on a piece of tube instead. I suspect though that a wider frame will mean problems fitting the four bars later (?)
Am I missing something obvious?? Any help appreciated - Steve