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I had Bob Wilson tap the tube for me to make the hairpins.



I used a mandrel bender to make the bends in the tube...



I used the ends of a Model A tie-rod for the threaded portion that the tie-rod ends attach to, and drilled out some of the 7/8 tube to sink it into.

Tacked together...



Welded and filed...







The rear needed to be C-notched, so that was next.





With the C-notch completed, I could box the rails. Here's some shots of boxing the front crossmember...









Rear crossmember completed...





I like to use '35-40 X-members in the chassis that I build, and this one is no exception. I started with a bare but complete '39 frame...



After dissecting the frame, the X-member was out and ready for blasting.



The X-member was then was trimmed and made ready to drop in its new home. The rear crossmember was also used in the new frame.

Here it is fit and tacked in the frame...