mistergrumpy
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 07:41 PM |
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Chassis Costs
What would be a rough price do we reckon to get a chassis something like this bent up, without the welding.
 
Model A Chassis
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jacko
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 07:49 PM |
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Half made Asda shopping trolley
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 07:51 PM |
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It's just a picture I had handy. I was thinking about all the bends involved.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 07:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Half made Asda shopping trolley
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:01 PM |
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That particular chassis belongs to this:
 
33 Model A Pick Up
Drooolll!!
[Edited on 30/3/09 by mistergrumpy]
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handyandy
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Half made Asda shopping trolley
jeeeez 
my mrs would spend even more than she does already
andy
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mark chandler
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:08 PM |
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Local bender charges £15 per mandrell bend on CDS tube.
He makes all sorts of stuff, jap truck rollbars and bumpers in stainless etc.
I cut up a few school chairs for my bends, except for the roll hoop.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:11 PM |
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So you're talking about £420 just for the bends let alone the cost of the steel! That's a bit more than I thought.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:12 PM |
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Things is, do you have cad files for it. If you do, then get in bent on a cnc machine, and it will be loads quicker, probably cheaper, especially if
you have more than one
John
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:23 PM |
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Nah. Not planning owt, have to finish this one first. Just wondered on costs of chassis' like this.
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jacko
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
That particular chassis belongs to this:
33 Model A Pick Up
Drooolll!!
[Edited on 30/3/09 by mistergrumpy]
Don't see many of them at Asda
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mark chandler
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 08:31 PM |
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A single bends will be more expensive than a quoted job, but it's never going to be cheap for one off jobs.
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l0rd
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 09:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Local bender charges £15 per mandrell bend on CDS tube.
He makes all sorts of stuff, jap truck rollbars and bumpers in stainless etc.
I cut up a few school chairs for my bends, except for the roll hoop.
Last time you said about the bends that you did, i thought you had written £5 per bend and was actually thinking of a locost chassis from round
tube.
You demolished my dreams 
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tomprescott
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 09:45 PM |
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A hydraullic press is less than £400, then you can bend stuff for friends in exchange for beer tokens!
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 31/3/09 at 06:59 AM |
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My understanding was that hydraulic presses either flattened the bend or put wrinkles in it?
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 02:28 PM |
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Out of interest what are the implications of having wrinkles in the bend of the tube?
I'm guessing that it would be weakened slightly in that the material wouldn't stretch evenly throughout, rather strong and weak peaks, but
would this be of any considerable concern?
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stevegough
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 06:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Half made Asda shopping trolley
WARNING !!!
DO NOT USE AN ASDA SHOPPING TROLLEY AS A TEMPLATE FOR A CAR !!
wait for it.....
IT'LL NEVER GO IN A STRAIGHT LINE!!! 
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 07:01 PM |
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Only £1 road tax though
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