Things are slowly coming together

Today we finished assembling the A-arms in the front suspension. We also assembled the A-arms with our work-in-progress kingpin and our tires to get an idea of what our car will look like when finished.

Rudimentary Metal Jigs

Today marks our first foray into the world of metal jigs. Since our front suspension clevises needed to be 5.75 inches apart, we drilled holes into a stick of aluminum that distance apart. We then ran bolts through the clevises and our metal jig to hold them in position for tacking.

Front suspension clevises machined

Today we finished machining the clevises for the front suspension. Each clevis was checked with a rod end to ensure that there was room for movement. They are now ready to be welded onto the frame.

Trailing arm members welded

Today we welded the trailing arm members together. Due to some gaps, we used a piece of metal to bridge the two trailing arm members so that they could be connected with welds.

Kingpin progress

Today we built a jig for the kingpins. The square tubing for the kingpins have also been mitered out into shape and fit snugly into the jig.