have you noticed a strength difference between the frame you built and a mandrel bent 2x3 rectagular tubing with the same wall thickness as the plate you used?
Well I'm using a frame height of 5". But the biggest advantage with the water or laser cut frames is the one piece rails front to back and the lack of kinks in the bends. Now a frame with a beam height of 5 is going to be way stronger then the 2x3 of course. On the frames i have been doing for tri-5's we are able to make the frame much stronger on the kick up in the front. Plus I made the inside plate of the chassis out of thicker material. But the top is still .125 material. We also make the crossmembers go through all 4 rails.
Plus you don't have to have an expensive bender. With square tubing you cab not bend on 2 planes at one time. With this style I can make it sweep in and up in the same bend like a round tube frame. You could not do that with a square or rectangle bender.
Let me put a crossmember system in it, The frame is just plates tacked togther. There are is barely 20 hours in the whole deal so far. The center section will be very strong.
This is going to be a really cool truck when done. And a really cool project to watch come together. You guys do some top notch work there Rodger, if I lived closer and had the funding I'd bring you my 2nd gen Camaro and let you do your magic.
This Truck has been put on the back burner until we get some other things done. I still want to do it. But there are just higher priorities. And alot of those priorities.
I cut 2 frames if you interested in the ride height and style of chassis we put under this project.
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