Almost ready to be sandblasted

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Comment by James Doulton on August 27, 2014 at 23:41

And we weighed the bare chassis as 75Kg, thanks for indulging me Nick,

Comment by Nick carlin on August 27, 2014 at 20:08

Just got it back from the blasters and no holes and all steel is good. James dropped in at the right time this afternoon and helped to move the chassis, Thankyou James.
Undercoat is now on and can start rebuilding next week :)

Comment by Dave Adams on August 20, 2014 at 6:57

Just make sure it is welded......mine isn't and don't do the job it should. ....:-(

Comment by Adrian Southgate on August 19, 2014 at 22:18

Its not a 'weak area' the whole rail moves a small amount over its entire length thereby causing the deflection in the body which takes the path of least resistance which happens to be door shut.. If you add a 1 inch x 1.5 inch box using 2.5 or 3 mm wall along the lower edge and seam weld it with a slight curve in the opposite direction it counteracts the curve  and stops the door fouling.

Comment by Adrian Southgate on August 19, 2014 at 21:17

Cool, good idea as there is a bit of flex in the floor in front of the seats. The front of that chassis looks very rusty, although it looks like surface rust.

Comment by Nick carlin on August 19, 2014 at 20:53

They will sit flush with the floor. There is a 2inch drop in the tub so should fit snug across the footwell I did measure so hopefully it works out :)

Comment by Adrian Southgate on August 19, 2014 at 20:47

Silly question department... the new diagonals .. do they actually touch the floor of the car or sit flush with the lower side of the main rail?

Comment by Nick carlin on August 19, 2014 at 19:33

It's very solid this chassis, I'm expecting to find something :/

Comment by John Allen on August 19, 2014 at 19:28

That's y got mine done. I had it primed too.