Home made subframe connectors

[roworld]

Ive been doing some searching and I now have all the demensions I need to make my own subframe connectors. Now I just need to find some 1"x2"x1/8" tube in the baltimore area. This project depends on if it can be done for less than I would pay for some subframe connectors new.

 

[jrichker]

I don't have source for the metal, but here's a tech note on DIY subframes.
http://www.oldwestracing.com/articles/subconn/subs.htm

 

[VibrantRedGT]

People were stealing Stop sign posts for subframes years ago. Not saying to do that but there is steel laying around businesses. We have bundles of steel here at work.

 

[turbogt]

Ive been doing some searching and I now have all the demensions I need to make my own subframe connectors. Now I just need to find some 1"x2"x1/8" tube in the baltimore area. This project depends on if it can be done for less than I would pay for some subframe connectors new.

Considering that you can get them for $90, I don't really see you saving any money, and instead spend all that time for something hacked together when you could have done it right the first time

 

[VibrantRedGT]

Oh, just saw UPR is selling tubular sub frames for $59 and you can get a discount in the Vendor section of Stangnet.

 

[rd]

I made the set that's on my 82, about ten years or more ago. Iirc, I paid less than $20 for the two pcs of tube steel at a local welding and fab shop. Bent them with my home press, and welded with my flux core. The cheapest price then was just over $100 I think. Easy to do, and the install is the same either way, and much more involved than the fab.