Matt My car started out as a 1992 Red Devil but it's an ongoing development project ;-) these days. I can tell you I found big cracks near the front rocker arms, on the backward sloping upright tubes. Check them and brace and weld accordingly. Another common place for cracks is under the engine area. Those tubes mainly get stressed from engine vibrations and also suspension loadings. Other than those areas I found the frame to be pretty sturdy. Your results may vary ;-)
And find a good welder that understands race cars and does thoughtful work. It's well worth it. Maybe look for a local racer that is sucessfull and maybe even fabs his own stuff. Matt Smith wrote: > Last summer I was out of my drivers school with a cracked frame > member. This winter I'm taking the Red Devil completely apart to make > sure I'm set for spring. The car is a 1993 and I'm worried about > cracks. Also I worry about stress points that have weakened the frame > but do not show up as visible cracks. My question is: What is the > best way to check for crackss? Has anyone used the dye methods or do I > need to find a shop that can do a magnaflux job for me. Thanks > > Matt [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of jwhit.vcf] ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
