Scratchbuilt 1/8th scale 427 Cobra

[mickmate]

The angle of the rear control arm looks too steep, naaaah not really I'm just eating crow from my last comments and had to make something up ha ha! This should be an impressive build.

[bmwmech1]

It's quite possible they are off a bit, those little plates were a b!$&% to get into place and soldered. I think that as more and more is added, the slight angle discrepancy should become less noticeable and once the lower control arm goes on, it may become invisible. I toyed with the idea of trying to move them, but was really afraid of the consequences, so I thought twice. Thanks though, for the critique, I should get back to where I was before the restart of the chassis by the weekend...

Garey

[bmwmech1]

Quickie update... got the main tubes cut, machined, the cross members cut and all of it soldered together, joints dressed and scuffed the whole thing down with a scotchbrite pad... came out nice, better than the first one! Okay, I'm going to bed now... enjoy the pics...





As accurate as I thought the first version was, laying this frame on top of the first shows it was not really so accurate. Having good reference makes all the difference! Thanks to all who have contributed to my project, it has made a difference!

Garey

[bmwmech1]

I didn't make as much progress today as I'd hoped, but progress is still progress. I have changed much of the construction, this second time as some of the assemblies must be re-heated several times to add all of the brackets, gussets and mounts. I have pinned almost everything to everything else, so I have an integral attachment between 2 pieces that have to be re-heated. This took alot more time, but has already paid off, so it was worth it in the end... enjoy!







I hope to get the bracketry done for the front suspension and maybe get some of the rear subframe tubing done this week.

Garey