Projects What!!? another 27 on 32 chassis!??. Scratch build body.

I laid it on the chassis upside down so I could mark the shape of the crossmember onto it...



when it is up the right way it will also be rotated 180 degrees.

I used the pattern I made earlier to check it was the correct shape and mark out the flange.



below is what it looked like with the flange formed using a hammer and bench dolly.



Checked it with the pattern...



David

 

Next I cut out the side pieces from my patterns using my bandsaw, then I formed the bottom flange for these - again using a hammer and dolly...



David

 

Here are the parts ready to weld together, this is all 1/8th steel as per the original material used.



David

 

Nice work(as always). Thanks for taking the time to show us how you work this magic.

 

I appreciate the fact that you show folks what can be done with hand tools and a bit of perseverance. Good work David.

 

Thanks for commenting guys. I was thinking about this last night after posting these photos and realised that I had made a cock-up. Nothing unresolvable but a bit of a pain. I will show more soon.

David

 

Be tough work bending the 1/8" thick steel when making the curved flange.
Can you still get 1/8" there as here in Australia I can only get 3 mm?

 

Its 3mm but most on here would not know what that is, its the nearest we can get to 1/8th whats 1/8th 3.25mm? pretty close.

Forming the parts by hand is not too hard, I use a slightly heavier hammer but I don't have to put a huge amout of force behind it. If you go much thicker it starts to get tough though!.

David.

 

I will have to sort my mistake out before this is fitted to my chassis but I will show where I am with it now.

The parts I formed were tack welded together...



Then fully welded inside and out...






I used gas welding for this.

The other side was then tacked and welded in the same way...



With a good fillet of weld on the inside and the outer corner reduced to a radius by welding I could clean this up without making the metal thin.




Once I had cleaned up the weld on the outside with a sander it looked like this...



I have made this so that it will rivet in place like the original part would have. Pitty I made a mistake in the design but I will sort that out soon.


David

 

Nice work!


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Cheers Skatermann!.

David

 

Nice to see someone can still weld with a torch.

 

I got my first welding qualification in pipe and plate welding (gas and arc) in 1976 I can't remember the last time I gas welded anything other than thin sheet though so I am a bit out of practice.

David

 

Any more updates?

following this very keenly

Jay

 

Wow very cool

 

I had a bit of a mishap with my trans, one more thing to sort out. I will post an update asap.

David

 

Thank you.

David

 

Still and yet the work of silversmith .

 

How goes it David???

 

Hi Mike, I have been busy as hell. I have loads of work on and I have been trying to get the new bit if workshop sorted out so I can use it. I am pretty much there with it now but still have things I want to do to make the workshop better. I have done a little on the rod but not much. I dropped the gearbox (trans) off a trolly jack while trying to set up my crossmember and I broke the case. I hope to be back on it soon nd make some real progress.

David

 

Most folks break a tranny with a missed shift or too much horsepower David. You found a different way. Sounds like something I would do. More than likely I would just drop it on my foot.

 

That sucks. Can you at least still use it for mockup?

 

Cheers guys. I was more than a little pissed off. My Mate Glen who built the trans for me was none too pleased either!. I was in on a Saturday morning waiting for a customer and I thought I would use the hour or so to see if I could sort out my crossmember. I was trial fitting it in place and in a hurry so did not chock the trans I just used the trolly jack, eveything shifted and the trans fell., not far but it bloke one of the mounts off and smashed the case. I have got new parts but I have not had the trans rebuilt yet. To make matters worse the customer never turned up.

Patmanta- I am using an empty block and the old case for mock up now so no more damage I hope.


David

 

After this setback, I hate to see more of your work .

 

Good to hear you're still at it Dave

 

ouppsss !!! sorry .

After this failure, I Still Love follow your work

the google translation is bad ....

 

just read all 38 pages of this; brilliant! can't wait for more...

 

What has happened to all my photos, will they come back?.

David

 

Im hoping its just a glitch of the new hamb. Might have to ask @Ryan

 

Fantastic, my photos are back! I have some new stuff to post soon now I know my thread id not dead.

Mika, don't worry I knew you did not intend to insult. I know you follow this thread and are using what you learn to build your own T body.

David