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240z - fabbing new front rails

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It will be interesting to see if the body moves or releases when you unbolt the jig.

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34 minutes ago, grannyknot said:

It will be interesting to see if the body moves or releases when you unbolt the jig.

Very!  In theory everything should be unloaded so that there is nothing to release but ...

I've been pretty careful to try to minimize any tension/compression in the metal while welding the rails and the rockers...but there has been a lot of heat and  thermal stress. 

A key piece of work will be to inspect all the spot welds (to make sure none popped) when it is on the rotisserie.  Then seam weld everything (Maybe back on the jig)

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2 hours ago, ConVerTT said:

Very!  In theory everything should be unloaded so that there is nothing to release but ...

That's the test I go by when I have done major surgery on a car, do the doors still close nicely, panel gaps.  I did all my seam stitch welding with the car on the rotisserie with no problems, but I did jump around every 5-6 stitches to a different area while that one cooled off.  

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Easy day making series 1 style front bumper brackets from 14 Ga ....

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Random pic of bits of all the new sheet metal ...inner, outer rockers, floors, floor rails, front rails, firewall, rad support, aileron tips ....
 

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He probably has 14 pages of engineered drawings he whipped up over lunch one day...

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Haha - no.  It's the US Car Tool DIY kit - it has all the hardware, just buy, cut, weld your HSS. 

 I bought it on kijiji 5 -6 years ago from a lady who divorced a guy with an unfinished 280z project (true story ??).  
 

http://store.uscartool.com/car-rotisserie-kit.html

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