I've got a 65 coupe. I'm still in the early stages of replacing rusty metal and I'm working my way front to back. I know the trunk floor and rear frame needs work and I know I want sub frame connectors. Considering it costs more than $200 for a full new rear rail do you think it's worth while to make my own out of rectangular tube? And for that matter I've read articles about how you make the connectors out of the same tube, perhaps it also make sense to extend the self made rear rails as the sub frame connectors? What do you think to much work and wishful thinking?
make your own rear frame rails?
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xoxbxfx
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well, since you cant bend the rectangle tubing on a bender like a chassis shop could..its going to be a LOT of work. You will have to do a lot of pie cuts and weld then grind down the box tubing to make the curves.
Is it possible..oh yeah, hot rodders make their own frame rails all the time. Just realize its very time consuming. When you do it, clamp your new frame rail that you are building onto the existing one to make sure you get the curves right. If you want really wide back tires...its a perfect time to look into moving in the frame rails.
Is it possible..oh yeah, hot rodders make their own frame rails all the time. Just realize its very time consuming. When you do it, clamp your new frame rail that you are building onto the existing one to make sure you get the curves right. If you want really wide back tires...its a perfect time to look into moving in the frame rails.
xoxbxfx
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thats a great idea... Just kinda hard to do...once you get a 10' stick of rectangle tube under the car you will see.
cardude
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Yeah they are great for ideas, but not so great for letting you see all the people putting all the hours for a 15 minute segment after commercials!! :SNSign:
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