Spaceframed SR20DET RWD Nova

[Mike]

That work of art above is from an aussie lad who believe it or not had never welded, bent or profiled tube before. He bought himself a TIG & bender and went from there. He mocked up a lot using plumber plastic pipe. Its also running an SR20DET lump and running gear and originally ran the front & rear subframes but as his skills improved he decided to just make his own.

I always though he was American LOL shows how much I read what he posts on facebook have you seen the wheel trolly he made?

[The Simps]

Yellow Pages > section benders/steel fabrication.

That's the only route Id go IMO. Granted its your car/build/time/money etc but last thing Id want to do is finish a build like this and always be thinking "I wish Id have done it like that, or like this" etc etc. But would look nice, neat, pleasing on the eye, and can easily add tubing to it in the wing mount area down to the chassis as you've already said.

See my reply above about local fabricators. Besides, looks wise its all under the wing and hardly seen!

[The Simps]

I always though he was American LOL shows how much I read what he posts on facebook have you seen the wheel trolly he made?

I was going off the stance works build features it had on their pages, I may be wrong. Has he got a fb page then? Not seen this trolley.

[Mike]

Yea just seen your post

You follow him on facebook (Engineered to slide) his whole blog is on there if ya didn't know already?

EDIT: His facebook has all the stuff his made, even his bagged trailer his crazy wheel trolly with miniature steering rack etc. Guys a proper genius

[The Simps]

Simps runs off to search Facebook.....

[Mike]

Simps runs off to search Facebook.....

Even his pit trolly has stance

www.engineeredtoslide.com

Defo one of the best automotive blogs on the internet last/this year.

[The Simps]

Thanks for the link.

This --> http://engineeredtoslide.com/2014/01/ps13na-re-tub/ is similar to how I want mine to essentially look with the clean tubes. Would be nice if he could finish it asap so I can see where he adds!

[Mike]

Thanks for the link.

This --> http://engineeredtoslide.com/2014/01/ps13na-re-tub/ is similar to how I want mine to essentially look with the clean tubes. Would be nice if he could finish it asap so I can see where he adds!

Ive lost hours of my life reading his blog & facebook

Ah right I see.

Mount the tubs on top of the chassis tubing using rivnuts or similar and a load of anodised bolts, trick as. Thus hiding all the suspension setup/top mount/caliper/disc etc but still stopping water/dirt spraying all over the bay

[The Simps]

Ah right I see.

Mount the tubs on top of the chassis tubing using rivnuts or similar and a load of anodised bolts, trick as. Thus hiding all the suspension setup/top mount/caliper/disc etc but still stopping water/dirt spraying all over the bay

Sort of yeah! I was going the be placing a sheet butted up against the outside edge of my front to bulkhead tubes i.e. on the outside edge of the box rail. The top of the curve would come off the side of the horizontal turret top tube and flow down to the front. I had been considering having a piece of tube running the full length along the front (holding tie bar brackets in-between the box rails) so the bottom edge of the curved piece comes down to it. But all would be welded thus the added strength!

[Mike]

Sort of yeah! I was going the be placing a sheet butted up against the outside edge of my front to bulkhead tubes i.e. on the outside edge of the box rail. The top of the curve would come off the side of the horizontal turret top tube and flow down to the front. I had been considering having a piece of tube running the full length along the front (holding tie bar brackets in-between the box rails) so the bottom edge of the curved piece comes down to it. But all would be welded thus the added strength!

Its perfectly doable then by the sounds of it. Fixed or welded tubs, aye its doable. Obviously depending on what way you go with the top mount chassis area because of space mind but yea. Get some ideas an see what fits and what don't.

Anyway, Ill leave you to look around his FB pics hours of awesomeness for what your building