Id have braced it before cutting it off tho...
Looks good.
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Id have braced it before cutting it off tho...
Looks good.
After speaking to a few reputable people (no names mentioned just yet as it may have moved!) they decided for me that theres no point, as the standard X member doesnt actually do much as a cross member LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Benn
i had a td rad from a corsa in the front of my old nova, fitted a treat no cutting unloved what so ever :thumb:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i7...238695142l.jpg
the t34 would have hit the radiator anyway.
So I went down to the yard last night and cracked on with my cross member.
Managed to get it on and drilled, all the holes line up, and suprisingly they are exactly where the old ones were!
So I cut the old one off last week, and plated the chassis, and box sectioned it underneath with 4mm plate:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0055.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0056.jpg
Then I cut the 2" box section to length,and it was going to hit the downpipe; so i cut a notch out of it:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0053.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0054.jpg
Should be enough clearance:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0053.jpg
I decided to add lowering blocks in underneath so I can get 4 bolts from the tie bar to the new cross member. It is also going to be stronger welding the cross member higher up as otherwie it would be welded to the plate hanging joined by box section rather than welded to the chassis leg:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0057.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0058.jpg
Few pictures of the near finished article:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0059.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...a/IMG_0061.jpg
Not only can I fit my radiator in now, it is also about 100 times stronger than the standad item...
Paul
looking good...
Some nice fab work there Paul.... looks a lot neater than some Ive seen that have attempted a similar idea. :)
looking good. when you get it on the road you will have to pop down and get this badge lol
Any progress? Still not reckon it will be ready for castle combe on 25th?
Some updates:
Let the pictures do the talking as I cant be bothered to type lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../IMG_00741.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../IMG_00751.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../IMG_00761.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../IMG_00771.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../IMG_00781.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../IMG_00801.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../IMG_00811.jpg
Paul