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Title: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: TTV6FC on April 03, 2008, 10:35:18 PM Well,Rares don't list em so I made one myself.If you're bored and just happen to be doing nothing for a whole day,you could have a go at making one of these....This is not rocket science but I was real happy with how it turned out...
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture790-1.jpg) The old one....Knackered... (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture827.jpg) Made a template (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture828.jpg) Cut it out with the jigsaw... (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture837.jpg) Stitched on some flat bar ... (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture840.jpg) Added some crush tubes for the bottom bracket... (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture844.jpg) Added the bottom flat section.... (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture846.jpg) Stitched it in.... (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture847.jpg) Welded that in .... (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa281/ttv6fc/Picture851.jpg) Smoothed it all out.... Thought this might be easier to post separately than in the Black FC rebuild thread.Hope it is of some use.Cheers,Jamie. Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: customFC on April 03, 2008, 10:42:19 PM Nice work Jamie.
Thanks for posting the how-to. Regards Alex Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: Ed on April 04, 2008, 08:04:39 AM Brilliant work Jamie,
looks like a nice work space you got there too. collecting old tyres for any reason? Cheers Ed Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: pedro on April 04, 2008, 12:42:27 PM Good job, by the time it's welded in and painted you'd be flat out picking it from the original 8).
Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: FATBOY on April 04, 2008, 07:18:37 PM Or you couldve emailed me and i could off given you 2 from the cars that ive cut them out of
rgards fatboy Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: ratbox on April 04, 2008, 07:23:22 PM i'm guessing you do this type of stuff for a living, if not you should
Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: nige and Jody on April 04, 2008, 07:23:35 PM Thanks Jamie,
A picture really is worth a thousand words. Easy to follow and nicely done mate. Nige Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: TTV6FC on April 04, 2008, 07:30:44 PM Thanks for the positive responses guys.Thanks Fatboy,I just thought I might be hard pressed to find a real good one and just wanted to give it a go.I'm actually an Electronic technician by trade and am doing my 2nd year Electrotechnology apprenticeship (Adult Electrician) but have always loved metal fab because it's not my job....
Title: Re: Crossmember Fabrication Post by: DN2168 on April 05, 2008, 03:02:50 PM Well done Jamie, an outstanding job for someone not in the trade. If I had to do that.....I would have rung Fatboy. Not that skilled :'(.
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