Homemade marder chassis

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Hendo7249

Hendo7249

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Hi all has anyone made there own chassis before from sheet alloy? I've just got some aero grade ally, same ally alloy they use to make apache panels out of, tried bending a piece in the vice today!! It is solid!! It has flex but does not want to bend! So think I may make a chassis outta some!?
Thoughts?
 
Mate, if you've got the skills, then go for it.

I suppose there's nobody from Her Majesty's Government who'll be knocking on the door asking where Apache helicopter #17's door is will there? ........ !!!!

Al.
 
Got chatting to a fabricator at work turns out he used race/bash 1/10 he makes replacement panels from scratch on cnc machine, said I could have piece, already made a bumper, had to put a bit a heat in it to get the shape I wanted but this stuff is nails!!! No more bent chassis!!! If it works!?
 
Ttry to work with 5083 allum. Its enought strong and you could work on it with
'home tools'.

It isnt an expencive material and you could buy it from the most allum- shops.
 
Vassalis I've already got the sheet for free anyway mate and I have free reign of the workshop at work so all tools to hand, that's the only reason I am considered doing it as I'm lucky enough to have it all to hand, and if It don't work I haven't lost anything other than time,
 
vassilisG said:
Most of chassis are made of 7075 alum, that its between 5083 and yours and most of them are cnc worked.
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We made some chassis from 7075-T6 Alloy.
It doesn't bend very well, and is greyish on colour but it is very hard wearing which is great if your car bottoms out.
 
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