06-20-2010, 02:59 AM
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Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCM, Jag front and rear, LS3
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Hi Twig,
It certainly can be done if you are a competent welder. The only problem is you would need to first construct a jig so that it all will be dead straight, obviously you would also need a good solid bench to build on that is perfectly flat and level to assist with measurements. Unless you are already set up you will probably find that by the time you got yourself set up, bought the design (if you dont do it yourself) and bought the materials you wouldnt save much money.
You will also need to have torsion and beaming testing carried out. This basically consists of a jig that mounts to the hubs or suspension mount locations. The rear is a steel beam going across the back wheels and bolted to the ground, the front is a steel beam that run across the front wheels with a pivot point in the middle. There are then about 12 dial gauges that are used to measure deflection when its loaded. An engineer observes the test and writes a report. I am in this situation and it looks like it could be up to $1000 for the testing. Some of the manufacturers provide this report with the chassis. You can take that $1000 out of what you save doing it yourself.
The other consideration is the body you are going to use will need to match the chassis design. They are not all the same.
I guess you need to price up both options and see if what you save is worth the risk of problems with it not being straight.
I havent built my own so its just my 2c. Good luck
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