1968 Shelby fastback Build and now the war begins!!!

[GregWeld]

It's an interesting build and I like to learn. The reason I was asking is because I couldn't help but notice that in your last post showing pictures - the very first picture in that set shows a board holding two tubes just ahead of the motor - note that it is sitting flat on the table BUT in the last picture of this set - that very same board is off the table a 1/4" or more... And the hub appears to be just sitting on a couple of stacked up 2X4's that don't appear to be secure - nor is there a hub on the passenger side at all... so what keeps you square and true... I don't see any center line or any permanent markings on the table to pull from etc. Personally I've never been able to weld anything and keep it from pulling off line - without it being more than securely clamped. So is your plan to take this off the wood table and transfer it to a chassis table for finish welding?

[GregWeld]

Reading your response -- I'm not sure I'm tracking -- so you're building the chassis this way -- kind of "temporary" just to see what works - then once you have that figured out - you'll blow it apart and clamp etc?

[stirtonhotrodz]

That is exactly what the intention is. I have pictures but they were to large to upload of the fixtures for the hubs. Those fixtures in particular are crucial and have been made out of .5 inch plate because we wont be changing them. After all the bending is complete, and we are satisfied with the fitment of the tubes we will then take them all out and place them on the chassis plate ( with the steel fixtures and clamps ) and go to town welding it. the board you are looking at i think is the one that holds the control arms up. That board has to be there because my arms are unequal length the upper sits in the chassis .5 inches more than the lower. Also I have to build tabs to hold them in accordingly. On that table what you cant see are 35 lines some in blue black green etc. Those lines drawn on the table are the centers of all my bars. they are thin like pen so you need to blow it up to see it. I dont think you can see them with the pics I have uploaded. I will post those pics as well. Every bar has its own color with measurement so I can easily tranfer it onto the chassis plate.Also if Imake any changes I can re draw the line with a thicker marker to suit my components needs without having to wonder what line is what.

If you need pics of something let me know Ill find a way to upload them

thanks again

more pics to come

[stirtonhotrodz]

Greg look at the 5th pic on the last set. Picture that hub fixture in steel. Thats what it is but with a center nut holding it at 12.5 inches high ( 24 inch tall tire combo. I will be posting more pics tonight at some point

[GregWeld]

Got it!