Front Suspension Mount Jigs

[davidimurray]

Just been having a think - dangerous I know! Having just had a quick play in solidworks, it would seem like you could quite easily get two identical plates cut to use as jigs, one clamps to the front frame. The other would then be positioned 13mm behind rails U1 and U2. 4 bits of studding later and a few little spacers and you then have a guaranteed positional relationship between the mounts and you can cut up the jig plates to use to make bits of the car out of

Anyone tried going down this route - it would seem far too easy!

[davidimurray]

Update - it would seem that with some Baldrcik style cunning, you could actually use one set of plates for both the front and the rear of the car. I will try and post some pics tomo.

[flyerncle]

Would be a great help to me David,I am fitting them soon.(drawing would be nice)

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Would be a great help to me David,I am fitting them soon.(drawing would be nice)

posting some parts to you tomorrow Flyerncle
andy

[flyerncle]

Thanks Andy,Will have to pop down and say hello soon.

That post above was not a hint !!!!!!!!

Thanks

Paul

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Thanks Andy,Will have to pop down and say hello soon.

That post above was not a hint !!!!!!!!

Thanks

Paul

i know it wasn,t ya daft beggar,
yeah you must come down & check my build, you can show me the best route for my brake & fuel lines

andy

[flyerncle]

Got anything to make the ends ?

I have.

Less of the daft !

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Got anything to make the ends ?

I have.

Less of the daft !

erm no, how do you fancy an afternoon making brake lines?
( sorry i seem to have hijacked this thread, apologies )

andy

[davidimurray]

Right - have a look at these. It would seem that with some nifty joggling you can use only two plates to do the front and rear. They are quite big pieces of plate, but I will get them laser cut with the rest of the platework so shouldn't be too expensive. They will do all the suspension mounts, you just need to then sort out the shock mounts. The idea is to use studding to accurately set the back and forth alignment and a few little spacers will make life easier

These are still a concept at the moment and not tested, but if anyone wants a drawing or even the DXF files to try them they are welcome but you do so at your own risk

Front Setup

[davidimurray]

Rear Setup