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Technical **Tech: Build your own 32 frame rails**

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by flthd31, Oct 5, 2008.

  1. Church
    Joined: Nov 15, 2002
    Posts: 2,839

    Church
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    from South Bay

    WOW!!!!!!!!!. Now that's how to do a tech piece.
     
  2. Chad s
    Joined: Oct 6, 2005
    Posts: 1,717

    Chad s
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    Definitely beautiful work. I think this deserves to prize!
     
  3. Lucky77
    Joined: Mar 27, 2006
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    Lucky77
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    You sir are one talented mofo. Outstanding tech post!
     
  4. scrape
    Joined: Sep 22, 2003
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    scrape
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    Nice work!!!!!!
     
  5. flthd31
    Joined: Aug 5, 2007
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    flthd31
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    Thanks again guys.

    Hackerbilt: you guessed in, that finish is the result of a hand held belt on a 5 inch dia. string buff, adapted for use on a variable speed 4 inch <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Milwaukee</st1:City></st1:place> grinder. It has to be run pretty slowly but needs good power and variable speed is a must. I’ve done a lot of stainless steel finish grinding and this is what we used quite a bit. It does a nice job of smoothing those corner weld joints.

    And Crazydaddyo: that was a week off work.
     
  6. Jeem
    Joined: Sep 12, 2002
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    Jeem
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    Yeah, how many hours are in your rails, and how much did it end up costing in materials (not your time, 'cause dang....)?

    Fantastic rails, great work for sure!
     
  7. Twisted Minis
    Joined: Jul 24, 2006
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    I think you just won Tech Week.
     
  8. sloppyjoe
    Joined: Jun 21, 2008
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    sloppyjoe
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    Jaysus..... Incredible.

    I've got a trailer with a roadster body headed your way, I bet you can't do it again.
     
  9. after seeing the fab work on the frame how could you be worried about putting that coupe body together
    awsome work
    tk
     
  10. Mullda
    Joined: Apr 12, 2006
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    Mullda
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    WOW has been said several times, but what else can you say! Fantastic work!!!
     
  11. Dirk35
    Joined: Mar 8, 2001
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    Dirk35
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    Ill add to the "WOW" responses.

    WOW!

    Fantastic work.
     
  12. zibo
    Joined: Mar 17, 2002
    Posts: 2,361

    zibo
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    from dago ca

    You gotta make a couple sets of those while that jigs built!
    That end result looks great.
    TP
     
  13. Flipper
    Joined: May 10, 2003
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    Flipper
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    from Kentucky

    Beautiful work ......I just hope this doesn't start a 80's hi-tech rod movement.
     
  14. Very nice work! This is the stuff we like to see on the board, NOT rusty crap!
     
  15. sy1356
    Joined: Dec 31, 2005
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    Impressive. I wish I was that talented. I would really like to put a 32 frame under my A coupe.
     
  16. amsvette
    Joined: Sep 8, 2004
    Posts: 180

    amsvette
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    Simply amazing! I too would like to know what you have invested in materials. I thought about buying rails, but I like this because you can make your reveal fit the Model A body better (never cared for the reveal going farther than the cowl). Great work indeed.
     
  17. KreaturesCCaustin
    Joined: Sep 3, 2008
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    KreaturesCCaustin
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    from Austin, TX

    AAAAaahhhh, I could do that. All I would need would be tools, talent, skill, know-how, time and money. Nothin' to it! haha, Just tuggin' your chain.

    Great job, man. Those rails look better than most of the after market stuff out there.
     
  18. T McG
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    T McG
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    from Phoenix

    Nice work. Just shows you Pennsylvania guys aren't all fishin'. What part of NW Pa?
     
  19. Incredible skill and execution, absolutely the best tech post I've ever seen.
    You are the winner in my opinion.
    HemiDeuce.
     
  20. koolkemp
    Joined: May 7, 2004
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    Beautiful!!!!!!!
     
  21. Deuce Daddy Don
    Joined: Apr 27, 2008
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    Very NICE!!!----Shows what a real craftsman you are!!---Good Pix!!----Reminds me of having to fabricate many items on my roadster in the early 60's when you couldn't just turn the pages of car mags. & practically build a car as you went thru the magazine!!-----Didn't have the hi tech plasma's then either--HA!!-----------Don
     
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  22. JRODHOTROD
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    JRODHOTROD
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    from Manor, TX

    I bet you think highly of yourself. You should.
     
  23. Salty
    Joined: Jul 24, 2006
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    Salty
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    from Florida

    Wow.........




    just Wow.......
     
  24. slepe67
    Joined: Jan 22, 2008
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    uh, maybe somebody should get rid of the FNG status to the bottom of his avatar..hahah
     
  25. ed_v
    Joined: Jun 2, 2008
    Posts: 242

    ed_v
    Member
    from Kentucky

    That is really impressive work. Nice Job !.

    I've seen Troy Trepanier and the guys at Rad Rides build frames by boxing flat sheets together like that. I've always just wondered how strong the rails would be though. I really want to try something like this to do a Mustang II crossmember for my '50 Chevy AD pickup.

    Thanks for the inspiration. Beautiful work.

    Ed
     
  26. metalshapes
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  27. captainjunk#2
    Joined: Mar 13, 2008
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    captainjunk#2
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    outstanding , great job and i enjoyed your photos of the build
     
  28. retroridesbyrich
    Joined: Dec 2, 2004
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    retroridesbyrich
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    from Central NC

    Outstanding job ! Way to go.
     
  29. Bad ass.. Keep us posted on the build on that coupe.
     
  30. spiffy1937
    Joined: Apr 9, 2006
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    spiffy1937
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    from Florida

    Great post!!! Fantastic workmanship! Your quite a craftsman!!! It wouldn't work for me, it would take me forever and probably never be close to being righton. Better for ME to buy rails!! Now I want to see your canoe.:D I probably should have used more exclamation marks, you deserve them!!!!!!!!!!
     

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