Spaceframed SR20DET RWD Nova

[ben doodar]

A friend of mine and his dad built a tubular framed trike his welds were really neat i tried telling him that it looked nice with the welds untouched but they went to the extent of sanding them off and smoothed with filler it looks really nice as though the frame was all one piece if you know what I mean?

But that thing was defiantly a show piece. IMO your weldings plenty neat enough to be left alone. Especially as this is built to be used not shown! By time it's been hi build primed and painted they'll look plenty nice enough.

[The Simps]

The frame will all be powder coated before going back inside the shell so filler is out the question anyways.

[Benn]

I wouldn't fill them. Grind/sand them back a bit as you've got neat welds there.
If powder coating them, that will kinda smooth/fill in the welds anyway.

[maddogdaz666]

Your work is impressive! Can I come and touch it?

[The Simps]

Can I come and touch it?

I assume you mean the car? right?

[The Simps]

So over the past few weeks I've been putting in hours where I can working from front to back welding up all the joins. I also tidied up underneath the turret tops front and back and welded the joins where necessary. Didn't take any pics of the fronts for some reason so will next time I'm up there. For now the rears...


Welded all the joins and stitch the large plate (its seam welded on top)...








That complete the car was flipped back over. I had left the rear turrets like so previously...







So I ground back the welds the went over every join with tidy (for me!) welds with an aim to be neat and finish them like the fronts...








Just trying to decide how to finish off where the surround plate meets the tube work. Think I might grind it back, see how it looks, but most likely lay down some finishing welds like on the turret plates. The aim being that the other panels that will need welding into the car will all be finished the same way.


Thanks for reading, its getting there slowly!

[Andy]

Great work mate.Just out of interest..apologies if you did say but how were you fishmouthing the joins? Id be interested to see if there was an easier method than my current offer up draw and grind out with flap disc

[The Simps]

Like you say Andy, use a template, draw from the template, cut what I can away with the cutting disc then finish up with the flappy. I did find tho that with the flappy, rather than attacking it head on, if you grind away for a bit at 45deg then go back to 90deg it take it away quicker - if that makes sense?

[Andy]

Perfect sense mate aye.pretty much what i do but i use flappy from the start as i do a bit at a time til its right.
Thanks for your reply.Car is fantastic bud.Im currently building a rollcage for my grasser and fuly appreciate the work gone in yours!!!

[The Simps]

Profiling tubes is a ball ache thats for sure, but once you've done a few you kinda get the feel for it and it becomes more intuitive.

Good luck with your build and I imagine your cage will be a little less weighty than mine!