Thread: Electrathon - A Different Kind of "Hotrod"

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Thanks, Bill. Yeah, the variety keeps my brain active and the work keeps me out of the bars & strip joints...

For the next couple of steps I felt it was necessary to clamp the frame down firmly to the tables so that things would not move while being welded. I was able to clamp the rear of the bottom frame tubes and the frame jig down directly to the edge of the table. Up front, I used a scrap piece of lumber that reached across the table and clamped it at the sides.

The next piece I fabricated was the piece that ties the roll cage hoop to the rear of the frame. I bent a simple half-rectangle from 1/2 inch conduit and fit it behind the roll cage hoop at the same height as the front tubes. I had to bend the rear upright ends inward to make everything come together. The pictures do a better job of explanation than my words... Once satisfied with the fit, I welded it in place.