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01-13-2008 #1
chassis jig design
i want to build a chassis table for building all kinds of cars- Currently im working on a 25.5 chassis for a drag car- BUt i would also like to use it for building street cars. Im tired of shimming jack stands on the ground- Ive seen a few different designs and was wondering about advantages and disadvantages.
My buddy wrecked his fuel dragster and he had to front half a spitzer chassis- He built a twin 3x4 I beam jig over 25 ft long- After he was done he gave it to me so I cut it down to 15 ft or so- Its basically 2 parallel I beams 12 inchs apart- mounted to legs that can be adjusted to make it level.
If i were to stick with the I beams of coarse I would need to spread them apart- Ive seen i beam tables- Square tube tables- Tables with plate over the top of them- WHat have you built, used, like and why? GOt any pictures of what youve got? thanks in advance
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01-13-2008 #2I would not do a plate type jig due to the fact that its hard to get under under the car to weld.
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01-14-2008 #3New to Pro-Touring- Join Date
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Twin I-beams is the way to go. As Tiger said you can get under there and weld better. I've run a slider plate on an I-beam setup before. Basically it's a flat piece of steel that can slide on the rails and I tighten it into place with two long bolts under the rails. Think of it like a roller coaster cart. I like this because I can hang plum bobs down and mark them as I need to, but also gives me that flat surface if I need it. Most of the time it's for when I'm setting ride height and have the wheels and tires up there without the suspension bolted up yet.
01-14-2008 #4