How To Make A Basic Chassis Jig

Tim explains how to make a basic chassis jig that can be used when building your own race car.

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[PunctaLLC]

This is the video that inspired us to make our modular chassis jig Multi-Jig that can fit any type of vehicle and building need.

[paulmcdonald]

It takes gold balls to build the chassis table! Lol! Great info Tim! Made me laugh!

[michaelguinn]

Tim, what you suggested is exactly what we did, worked great, cut it up when the chassis was finished.

[supercoupe]

Just started watching your videos. Great information, glad to see someone sharing some "behind the scenes" info. Laughed my ass off when I noticed the golden balls. Nice touch.

[RecklessRegal]

Just finished my chassis table, couldn't find any balls that massive for my video though. Especially a golden pair, that's fancy.

[TheImpacto]

The ending🤣🤣 Tim could you please make a video on fitting tubes at angles that are not coplain and just multi angled and a bit of a headache?

[drakeherman]

Best welding channel I've ever stumbled upon I recently got into mig welding at work clearly I won't be to this level for a long time but I got the big down just not very pretty going vertical up yet I'm 22 now and plan on buying a tig and learning that next because growing up ive dragraced since jr dragster days and I knew at about 14 I wanted to build tube chassis hotrods similar to my full tube chassis chromoly 71 vega built by Robert nerez at nerez race cars in tuscon anyone can restore a car it takes a real man to cut one up I just haven't had the opportunity to learn welding until recently but I have huge goals and will stop at nothing to get their I'd like to build my first tube chassis by 25

[JamesDoylesGarage]

Whats with this channel that everyone here is serious good people. Not one hater. What a cool community. Thanks so much for the guidance.

[Matt]

didn't see the golden nuts until like 3 minutes hahaha

[redhotrod]

Tim, thanks for the videos. Great new and refresher information. I always pick up something from watching.

[krugtech]

we made one out of 2 i beams. I just need a refference plane that's rigid enough to hammer n weld on. I've done it w wood blocks and a level right off the floor but the area better be secure, a strong breeze will have it fold like a house of cards.

[dirkdiggler]

How about a pic of that jig you were talking about lol

[HollywoodFun]

Very informative. That's a sweet looking shop. Do the folks who build sandrail frames use CNC tube benders or is it mostly manually done? Thanks.

[dresdensvo]

Just in time. I'm building a similar table for my shop. What is the hole spacing and size on your table?

[flomondbarnes]

oh my god this dude is something special lmao good job tim

[waylonrichter]

3:00 I’ve watched this video several times and there’s something I just noticed

[Valor_news_parody]

Do you drill the fixture holes or plasma cut?

[willkern]

Hey Tim: does the chassis kit come with the truck nutz, or do those cost extra? Just curious. Great stuff as usual.

[bluenu]

Could you create a chassis off the body and be square? Like if you had a rotisserie and flipped the body upside down and build the frame that way? (If body was straight)

[ldnwholesale]

I have seen both off road cars Sprintcars and speedway sedans built as described. And pro built ones.
That surface plate must be lovely though I would be scared of welding spatter etc mucking it up.

Though I have built several car trailers on top of 4 of 44 gallon drums [nice height] on a proper level floor using 2x3 premium 3mm wall and it flexes all over the shop. And that Mig welding. End up with a jack or porta power to widen the gaps to where they are supposed to be or a ratchet strap to pull them in. And yes I tack [fairly heavily] the whole structure as I go. They do however remain square corner to corner with no clamps.