Hi,
Am going to order some steel soon and was just trying to figure out what would be the ideal tube, dimensions and thickness etc. Originally the 917 used lots of different sizes, 35mm/3mm for main frame, 32mm/2.5mm for main braces and then 30mm,25mm,20mm/1.6mm, all alloy of course. I am going to use CDS steel so obviously wall thicknesses can come down and I only want to order prob 3 different sizes.
So I had thought for the main chassis/susp mount rails/roll hoop etc 35mm/2.64mm
Then for the main braces etc 32mm/2.03mm tube.
All the other little support frames, screen frame etc 19mm/1.62mm
I don`t want it to be too heavy but then it wants to be strong enough for plenty of abuse.
Any ideas boys and girls???
regards Chris
Am going to order some steel soon and was just trying to figure out what would be the ideal tube, dimensions and thickness etc. Originally the 917 used lots of different sizes, 35mm/3mm for main frame, 32mm/2.5mm for main braces and then 30mm,25mm,20mm/1.6mm, all alloy of course. I am going to use CDS steel so obviously wall thicknesses can come down and I only want to order prob 3 different sizes.
So I had thought for the main chassis/susp mount rails/roll hoop etc 35mm/2.64mm
Then for the main braces etc 32mm/2.03mm tube.
All the other little support frames, screen frame etc 19mm/1.62mm
I don`t want it to be too heavy but then it wants to be strong enough for plenty of abuse.
Any ideas boys and girls???
regards Chris