Chassis Steel
 

Hi everybody,

After reading the book for a couple of times and reading kit car magazines for ages i have decided its about time i started building my own car.:)

I am starting this weekend but need to get the steel ordered this week so it will be delivered before the end of the week.

I spoke with a couple of local steel stockholders and they said i can get rolled steel 25x25mm square section with 2, 2.5 & 3mm wall thicknesses OR 25x25mm ERW tube with a 1.2, 1.5 & 2mm wall thickness. Any ideas which wall thickness i should go for or what you have used?

All help or advise would be great, think i may be needing plenty of it over the next few months/years!!:o

Thanks

ERW with a 1.5 or 2mm wall

Welcome to the forum:)

2 mm is the norm you could order a flat pack kit from HandyAndy all the cuts are done for you ;)

Out of interest what is the difference between ERW and rolled steel tube?

I am tempted by the flat pack kits to save time but have the use of my dads workshop with bandsaw so will try and save a bit of money where i can.

Thanks for the help.

The book specifies 1.6 tube (16 gauge). By moving from 1.5 to 2.0 wall thickness you get a 21% decrease of beam deflection for a 30% increase in weight.

Another local. Welcome along.

I would reccommend a flat pack kit off Handy Andy ;)

If your in north Yorks then take a trip over to Saturn to see them, Handy should be able to show you what's involved in the flatpack.

TT

Just spoke to Snowy (James) on the phone TT, good bloke and is going to come over one Saturday for a monkey burger and blast out......:D

Cheers....AndyH

Excelent.


Don't poison him ;)

TT

2mm is to thick you want the 1.5mm or 16swg