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LH Chassis Rail Strengthening

Started by _HDT05_ , Aug 03 2017 02:24 PM

Chassis Rail Stiffener

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#1 _HDT05_

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Posted 03 August 2017 - 02:24 PM

I saw sometime ago that someone had made full length, sheet metal 'chassis rail stiffeners' that are welded on both sides of the rail

Anyone know if these are being made for sale?

A drawing of them ?

Thanks in Advance

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Peter

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#2 Lima31

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Posted 03 August 2017 - 09:59 PM

https://www.rodshop....hassis-kit.html

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#3 _HDT05_

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Posted 06 August 2017 - 03:12 PM

https://www.rodshop....hassis-kit.html

OK. That's the bolt in kit. I am looking for the weld on option.

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Posted 06 August 2017 - 08:34 PM

I think another member Heath made made up some nice weld in options , might be worth checking out his build thread ?

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Posted 06 August 2017 - 11:36 PM

There used to be a guy on ebay selling weld in pieces

I bought some... then sold them off

Wish I kept the template

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#6 _HDT05_

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Posted 08 August 2017 - 05:51 PM

I think another member Heath made made up some nice weld in options , might be worth checking out his build thread ?

OK. Thanks. I'll have a hunt for those!

Cheers

There used to be a guy on ebay selling weld in pieces

I bought some... then sold them off

Wish I kept the template

OK. Havent seen them on eBay. But I'll have a hunt again.

Otherwise I'll do my own template and have them cut out.

Cheers.....

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Posted 08 August 2017 - 10:17 PM

I did a few for mates on the cnc water jet.

Its time consuming to get them accurate and allow for a nice finish.

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Posted 08 August 2017 - 10:21 PM

I did a few for mates on the cnc water jet.

Its time consuming to get them accurate and allow for a nice finish.

Cameron

Hey Cameron

Are you making any more of these up?

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Posted 09 August 2017 - 12:27 AM

Have a few big long term jobs on the machine at the moment but if we get a gap anything is possible.

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Posted 09 August 2017 - 05:54 AM

G'day Cameron, any chance I could borrow the .dxf file for these?

Or do you have a 3D CAD model of the chassis rails?

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Posted 09 August 2017 - 07:47 AM

I think another member Heath made made up some nice weld in options , might be worth checking out his build thread ?

My solution was a little different to what the OP is after.

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Posted 09 August 2017 - 11:08 PM

G'day Cameron, any chance I could borrow the .dxf file for these?

Or do you have a 3D CAD model of the chassis rails?

Sorry Andrew that LX 3d data took us over 1400 man hours (and cost us more than than a new commodore) to acquire so we can't give it out.

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#13 _HDT05_

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Posted 10 August 2017 - 12:10 AM

I did a few for mates on the cnc water jet.

Its time consuming to get them accurate and allow for a nice finish.

Cameron

Thanks Cameron,

Those were the ones I was thinking of/looking for! Please keep me in the loop if you get some free time to knock out some more of these?

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Peter

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Posted 10 August 2017 - 11:09 AM

No problems Peter.

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Posted 10 August 2017 - 11:18 AM

Surely that's a saleable product now that you've invested the labour in getting the drawing right, no?

I can get not wanting to give away your efforts for free (no argument there!), but it would be a shame for the fruit of those efforts not to be commercialised for to those in need.

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Posted 10 August 2017 - 07:39 PM

Surely that's a saleable product now that you've invested the labour in getting the drawing right, no?

I can get not wanting to give away your efforts for free (no argument there!), but it would be a shame for the fruit of those efforts not to be commercialised for to those in need.

+1 :-)

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Posted 11 August 2017 - 10:43 AM

Surely that's a saleable product now that you've invested the labour in getting the drawing right, no?

I can get not wanting to give away your efforts for free (no argument there!), but it would be a shame for the fruit of those efforts not to be commercialised for to those in need.

True however commercialisation was not the reason for putting the torana into CAD. It was done for personal use for my own car.

I will gather the level of interest and look at a cost analysis. As with anything its the one offs that can blow the budget. Those few sets we cut for mates where 4mm but that was because of the high torque levels in those cars and the low chassis distortion numbers needed (without running a cage).

Cameron