Brendon's '67 Firebird thread

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by geberhard

Brenden, I like the weight savings of PVC but not sure how well it will do on a full rollover situation.



Kidding, great job man, I also mock suspension linkage, shocks, etc out of pvc and wood Add some more triangulation to the design and you should be good

Thank you! Oh yes, I will be adding triangles. My plan for that main hoop is one large diagonal bar (creating 2 triangles in the process) as well as a horizontal bar across for seat belt mounting. I will make and trim them, but not weld these two in yet as I may still need access to the interior while I'm building the car. I'll weld these in before painting. I'll also make gusset/ triangular braces for the rear down tubes as well as the bars that run along the side.

I'll also be making the plates to distribute the surface area/ load. Just takes time. I could only imagine how little time I'd have to work on this if I had kids.