03/25/09

the original layout of the frame on a piece of 4ft x 8ft plywood laid on 4x4 posts placed longitudinally and horizontally under the plywood

in order to get perfectly square corners its worth buying a few corner clamps and buy a decent quality wire feed mig welder

once the outside of the frame is tacked down then put in battens to hold it square as it does twist with the heat as you weld

As you can see I welded in a novel double joint at the end of the engine bay as the TR7 has a long gearbox. Once all of the top was welded on i flipped it over and welded the bottom welds which had not been welded before that point. that's why it was important to get the top rails welded on to support the bottom when it was flipped over.

The frame has to be lifted to get the right angles on the tail section

then welding on the suspension brackets and making sure they are all in alignment. Don't panic about it but this step is fairly important

to get right, it makes everything else easier.

and the rear end and the cross members all welded inn ready for the axles and suspension

and then trial fitting the engine and gearbox to make sure everything will actually fit at the end of the day.