Can clear my doubt on how is that sort of bulkhead isbuilt?
Is there round (or square) tubes inside the two holed sheet panels? Which gauge (tube and sheet)? Is everything welded all around?
Would it be asking too much if someone could make a simple sketch of how to build such a bulkhead?
Thanks a lot
Cheers
Joćo
Hey guys...can someone just look in "high speed-low cost"......I'm certain the answer is in there.....I'd look myself but my copy is out on loan right now...
I haven't got mine handy but i asked a similar question a while ago. The book (without plans) doesn't cover it. In the terrapin i'm sure tha answer came back being roung tube bent into the circle shape. Thickness etc ... no idea, sorry.
Just had a quick whizz through HSLC and I could see no mention other than the sq section sizes which are on the small side for a road car and thin
sheet steel. The sheet is welded on both sides of the sq section tube and the holes are swaged. Mr Terrapin racing will be able to tell you much
more.
Ian
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Originally posted by robinbastd
Mr Terrapin racing will be able to tell you much more.
Ian
Joao, happy to share any techy details.
Sorry your upset, but I assure you I send a detailed note to your hotmail account some time back... anyway, here we go again.
The rear bulkhead is 16g x 0.75 inch square tubing skinned with 16g sheet steel. The holes are for lightening the structure. I am just about to send
the tool I made for radiusing the holes to a builder in Scotland.
Give me a few minutes and I'll knock up a sketch of the bulkhead from memory (plans at home)
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swaging tool - being lent to a builder (that's what I call helpful!)
Tool is made from Lignum Vitae (a very very hard/heavy wood once used for ships bearings as it contains a self lubricating oil - actually sinks in
water!)
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only just seen the thred other wise I would have put up some pictures
see crude hand sketched (quick and dirty on visio!) drawing of tube arrangements
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see bottom left on plans also
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Sheet steel is spot welded at 1.5 inch intervals to the tubes - or you can braze at regular intervals. All holes were cut and formed prior to
attaching the front / rear skins.
Then the 3/8inch bushes were brazed in place (for suspension rosejoint pick ups and anti-roll bar mounts.
Anything else I can provide?
Front bulkhead is 1/2" round tube - an inner oval and an outer oval formed around an mdf pattern prior to welding on the 16g skins - holes formed
in same fashion as rear.
Joao, if you mail me your address I'll send you a present - don't jump on the band wagon guys !!
[Edited on 16/3/04 by Terrapin_racing]
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Originally posted by Terrapin_racing
Anything else I can provide?