where do i start building a new frame?

From personal experience, I would invest in some type of frame table to keep everything strait. It is alot easier when you have a clean lever surface to measure off of and everything is lever. Just get you some 2x4x.3/16 and go to work. Be creative and make sure the frame isn't to stiff but not to flexible. Go to a book store any buy you a couple of suspension guides. They will help you understand how a frame is supposed to work. Just do some research, and then just try it. Worst case scenario, it don't workout and you have to pay someone to fix it or finish it. At least you tried.....

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jerry and jeff thanks for your help and time

If you look past the crap all over the place you can see the rack that I built for the Chevelle chassis. It really does make things easier. I am stock flooring a Blazer right now and it is on a rack just like that as well as the Mitsu I am building for Ernie. As for the suspension part, draw everything out on the concrete and/or some masking paper sothat you can figure everything in fullsize. Any decent paint supply shop should have 36" wide paper to figure everything out on.

bio-max should have a sleepover so we can all sit around and listen to him tell stories hahaha

Frame tables are very nice thing, but its not worth if you are doing a few here and there. I personally have used them but I float everythign where I want it with jacks, mostly screw type jacks, and 0 every thing out with a digital level guage.

Edited: 1/7/2007 11:03:01 AM by fatboysS1O

Originally posted by stockflooredsdime



Here we go!

yeah i was waiting on somebody to start giving him shit about his question too! but i cant make fun cuz i sure as hell cant build a frame.

Yeah but now were back on track again. Since it's your first and you don't have sort of jig. I would leave the front clip and clean out the inner rails Tack two pieces of angle iron on the bottom of the framt to keep it from twisting and worping put a stalk of 2x4 3/16 or 2x4x.25 and throw a few tacks down along the top and bottom of the new metal top to the old frame so that when you lay a weld beam down the metal doesnt pull outward. Once that is done you should have about 2" of the old frame sticking above the piece you just welded in. Cut it off. Make sure you measure your body mouts off the cab drop the old mounts in the same location so that it matches where the new frame rails sit which is 2" lower and walla your cab is sfbd 2" you will have to make new cross members for the trans. For the balk half I will have to come back later I gotta jet... Hope this helps or gives you some ideas

Another good option is Chris ALton Chassis Works. They make a pre-bent frame. You cut the length and width to match your application. Then you can make your suspension and mounts. Good luck with the build.

We usually start by making a frame jig. Make sure the jig is square in every direction and level so you can reference measurements from it as needed. It's not very difficult to make the frame jig. Just use some box tubing and make a big rectangle with crossmembers throughout it. Then we usually just start building the frame from the front and work our way to the back.