Starting to take shape

With a credit card and a wrench most people with a little mechanical ability can assemble a pre engineered pre cut hot rod frame, but this is not a model A. Once again I had to get myself in the right frame of mind and did so quickly. From that point on I didn’t question what I was doing, I just went for it. The objective was to make it safe and make it strong, if I was going to err, it would be on the side of over engineering.

Starting with 2x3 square steel tube, this stuff is stronger than the material used for a 3/4 ton truck chassis, I began to lay out the new chassis on the garage floor. Using a steel cutting blade in a skill saw, a mig welder, a large framing square and a car sized jig as primary tools.

I was surprised how easy it went together and how strong it became, because the car started life at around 1,500 pounds, weight was not an issue I ever considered. It was built for strength and safety. After all does it really make a difference if your 500 Horse Power car weighs 1,500 or 1,700 pounds?

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