Stock Floor Bodydrop

Originally posted by zerophil



Edited: 11/9/2005 1:17:02 PM by zerophil

EITHER POST THINGS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF SFBD'ING OR IGNORE THE POST. OTHER PEOPLE LEARN FROM THESE POSTS, LETS SHARE OUR KNOWLEDEG. EXPLAIN A FRAME TABLE MORE, TALK ABOUT WALL THICKNESS, GUSSETS AND THINGS THAT WILL HELP.

I agree with you about giving this guy advice...It's obvious that's all he wants. my posts were meant as words of encouragement because of all the negativity. My first advice was the Chassis book. The next steps are up to him as far as wall thickness and such. I can't give a step by step that would take all day but I will answer any questions I can for people. I want is the scene to grow in a positive way.

Use 2x4 .120 wall. Since you know CAD, design some frame rails to match any mounting points you want to keep or add. It's 7" inside radius, 9" centerline radius and 11" outside radius. Send your DXF file to Art Morrison and have them CNC bent, that's what I did.

Edited: 11/9/2005 2:09:17 PM by periportfd

Or you can design your own frame rails with any radius and shapes you want in 2D and have 4 of them water jet or laser cut. Then weld 2" or whatever thickness strips you want all the way down. This way is alot of grinding on the edges but there will be no wrinkles on the side walls and it will stay a consistant 4" all the way down (benders shrink the radius a bit). And don't worry about designing your own suspension geometry if your cutting behind the a-arms. Just make sure its straight and you set your wheel base same as stock.

yeah build a frame jig...i'll post pics of mine tonight. Measure everything 10 times. Level everything 10 times.

Damn I want to learn CAD. Good advice Andy, I learn a lot from your posts

Hey Ricky, unless your going to be designing a space shuttle or doing very intricate 3D models there is no need for AutoCad. Go to Staples or whatever office supply chain is around you and pick up a copy of QuickCad. It is made by Autodesk, the same programers of all CAD software. It is a good self teaching tool. You can only design in 2D, but once you get that down the transistion to a full CAD program is pretty easy. Oh, and the program is probably a tenth of the cost unless you got friends.

you people cant fuckin read. he said firewall back in the 1st post. geez...

Who are you talking to?

Im not being a smartass im just saying half the posts on here are about front clips. You should have known i didnt mean you since you stated... "And don't worry about designing your own suspension geometry if your cutting behind the a-arms. Just make sure its straight and you set your wheel base same as stock." You dont have to be a CAD expert to figure that out man. Anyway, keep helping the kid out. Id like to see him do it himself. Thats what this post is all about right?

Hell Yeah Thanks For All The Advice And I Finally Got Some Positive Input On This Project! [Kyle Parscal] (streetsweeper1)THanks For The Lead On The Book, I'll Definatley Have To Check It Out. And "LOWROACH" (zerophil) Thanks For The Weblink I'll Go Ahead And Check That Out As Well... Anything Else You Guys Got Would Be Great Whether It's A Book,Webpage,Pics or Tips It's All Welcome. Thanks For All The Encouragement When This Is All Done I'll Have To Post Pictures To All Those Haters Who Dont Beleive.

What Kyle Said Earlier Was Exactly Right.. Even Experts Gotta Learn Somewhere, They Arent Born With The Skill! We All Gotta Learn Sometime And Nows My Time.