Thread: One Way To Build A Hot Rod Lincoln

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Got some more done. The good thing about doing it this way is it's straighter than any of the stamped rails I have used. Now you can start to see the shape of it. Once the front halves are tacked the final welding will begin, then polish all four pieces, then weld them together.
Ken

Looking really good Ken, That looks to be a nice roomy shop you have there.

I wish i had done my rails that way now, I went with 4" x 2" box and slit it to taper the rails, when slit it sprung all over the place due to the stress's in it, it was a real bind clamping it all straight again

Thanks Steve, That is the R&D room at work. I just steel some room for my own stuff
This thing is trying to move around also. I just have to go so slow. Once I get it welded up and get it into the frame fixture things should speed up, I hope. Although it probably won't with the way I'm going to do all the cross members and all the stuff that goes into the frame rails. I'm not complaining, I actually enjoy building the chassis the most.
Thanks again,
Ken

Ken not sure if you can do this or not but i machined up a piece of hardwood to mimic the inside of the box in the tapered section, Then clamped the sides and top to it, I knocked it out after.

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Thanks Steve, That is the R&D room at work. I just steel some room for my own stuff
This thing is trying to move around also. I just have to go so slow. Once I get it welded up and get it into the frame fixture things should speed up, I hope. Although it probably won't with the way I'm going to do all the cross members and all the stuff that goes into the frame rails. I'm not complaining, I actually enjoy building the chassis the most.
Thanks again,
Ken

Steve,
That's a good idea, there are a few spots that are driving me crazy.
Ken

You guys just plain scare the daylights out of me with your collective talent... makes me wish I had done more engineering at school...Thats awesome Ken..

Originally Posted by lamin8r

You guys just plain scare the daylights out of me with your collective talent... makes me wish I had done more engineering at school...Thats awesome Ken..

Nahhh - I'm finding out it still take a creative mind . I did the engineering thing and still need guys like Ken and Steve to help my thinking through any car projects.