welding

[andyuk697]

thanks
so how much 3mm sheet should i be ordering will i need it in lenths at certain widths or sheets
also what are the suspension brackets made from

thanks Andy

[londonsean69]

Originally Posted by andyuk697

thanks

No bother, it's what this forum is for

Originally Posted by andyuk697

so how much 3mm sheet should i be ordering

I'm not sure actually, I managed to blag some during a site visit but.....

Originally Posted by andyuk697

will i need it in lenths at certain widths or sheets

I did buy some seperate lengths of 3mm strip, because there are quite a few parts that are say 25mm wide, 3mm thick by xx length, same for 30mm and 40mm

Originally Posted by andyuk697

also what are the suspension brackets made from

Suspension brackets are 3mm steel (look on page 184). Suspension brackets x16, 128 x 40mm
shock brackets are 3mm steel (look on page 184). Shock brackets x8, 122 x 40

Unless you have access to a press brake or fly press, buy them. I tried bending a few in the vice, just made a mess.

I got mine on Eblag, a guy called Dave Oxley (Rogue Engineering). 3GE do them as well, or you could always approack a local engineering/fabrication firm, and have them create the channel shape to the correct dimensions, then just chop it up and drill it yourself.

Sean

All of this info is in the book, it's just not laid out in a 'shopping list' format

[HandyAndy]

i bought a 4ft x 4ft sheet of 3mm steel & still have lots left, cost me £30, its nice to have some spare as i,m sure i,ll use it up making odd brackets here and there,

andy

[mark]

I definately agree with londonsean69 on the suspension brackets, i made a jig and bent them all myself in a vice and it took me ages to do never mind drilling them accurately and putting all the radius corners on aswell!

Definately just buy them............. unless you wanna spend a full weekend in the garage swearing like i did