Ironworks 64-67 Chevelle Chassis build thread for Ironworks Chevelle test car.

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Well Guys I had the idea to show you how we are going about building the first 2 prototypes 64-67 chevelle chassis of our chassis. We build one chassis out to solve all the major design issues, ride height, stance, floor interference issues, etc. Then we took what we learned and worked on the design on what we call the B model. This means the new and improved version. So today we started to assemble this chassis with the laser cut and formed parts. What is different about this frame from the Tri-5 chassis is the amount of press broke parts we had the laser cutter form to our drawing. We had a few issues in getting the parts to fit quite how we would like, but after working with them to explain what exactly we are trying to do and how precision we want and need these parts. We have been able to take a lot of welding out of the frame with this design, which welding is labor and labor is money, plus make it stronger and have less heat distortion to deal with.



So follow along as we will attempt to walk you through how this frame is built.
We start out with flat plate that had tabs and slots to index and loate each part. Each and every one of these parts was painstakingly design and engineered in Solidworks. The bends that are in the parts are laid out in the Solidworks drawings and laser cutter forms them to our spec most of the time.



Then once all the parts are indexed and located off the first plate you end up with the right front frame horn you see here.