No it not u channels they start at 6mm thick. It 2mm bent plate and Iam cutting out 4 plates not 2. Please dont tell me how to suck eggs. Why is it not just a case of cutting out plates?? That exactly what rc do. I've got the laser cutter file. The only difference is I am cutting it by hand.
I tell you what, if LR have crumple zones in Defenders they must be bloody extreme. The actual design of them prevents it collapsing as that's why they are so safe.
I built the house extension and made the garage as big as I could because the house is on a hill it meant that i could have the garage ceiling about 13 ft high its 5. Something meters wide and six long. It's more a small workshop but its inside your house so when you start cutting with a saw the wife start complaining, what that smell ect.i used to have zero garage working outside stones in your back ect. I too used to wish for something like this. I think it will go fine it just measuring the position of things like the a frame crossmember about like 100 times to make sure. It should be fine
Pictures of my old chassis first 2 are the rear section as you can see it’s actually made up of layers of metal. Next two are from the front from bumper past first cross member and has added webs not just the ones shown in your video. I suspect areas around spring mounts will have quite a bit of added strengthening due to forces from the suspension. Last two pics show what Land Rover done to give crumple zone which was add big swaged holes to chassis. Good luck with your build.
Me too, but many years ago now.
I tell you what, if LR have crumple zones in Defenders they must be bloody extreme. The actual design of them prevents it collapsing as that's why they are so safe.
I've seen one sustain a head-on from a lorry (collision speed about 60 to 80 mph) and both occupants were completely intact, walking away from it and the chassis was repairable (although the French insurers wouldn't cough up, stingy fckers). The lorry was caved in and the dopey Portugese driver was ok in that too.
I don't know of a single legal case where a DIY build of a chassis has resulted in manslaughter or lawfare from a RTA. Even aftermarket Bullbars haven't seen legal minefields erupt either.
In fact insurers wouldn't have a clue what a LR chassis was from a DIY built one so the whole fear-mongering and demagoguery really isn't helping this Scottish wizard.
Not far from where I live a builder lost his wife in a car accident so he filled the vehicle he drove with concrete inside the doors etc. The car ran like a bus and guzzled fuel but he didn't care, he was safe and that's what matters. Some doofus idiot crashed into it when he'd parked to do some shopping. The doofus lost his car through the write off, our builder guy just had to cough up for some spray paint. Go figure.
Now if he put spikes and Mad Max flame-throwers on there might be more flak but hey ho.
Andra, do your engineering thing man, full speed ahead and damn the nay-sayers.
Thanks that's excellent
I started as mechanical engineering technical apprenticeship with CA Parsons when I was 16 in 1975 until made redundant in 86, went into civil engineering thereafter.
I started in the apprentice school after you. Pretty sure it would be 1980 volunteered for redundancy in 86 Tommy Wilson was our main mechanical engineering instructor and there was an older guy in charge in the office, he had a picture of the queen on the wall.
