Hey all
ive done some searching and havnt found a great deal.
im looking to making a tubular front end for my Prelude drag car and was really looking for some examples of some work others have created.

here are some pics so far.

i was either going to seam weld the front end or tube it........ ive taken all the seam sealant off now but have been thinking of tubing it..

 

Theres obviously a LOT more work in a space frame but it could give better results. Best way IMO is to look at autograssing. I've been doing some fab work on them recently and there all the class 7's etc have space framed front ends.

 

here is the front end, ive cut off the slam panel and lower front end... on the left ive started seam welding

 

this isnt much help, its a drift car. most drag cars run a hoop off a boxed off frame like how mine is, and then run down tubes through the fire wall to the hoop for suport, connecting to the strut tower along the way. rota92 has some good pics of it on his hotrod car

 

^^^ sweet thats really what i would like to do......

 

Lookin good Nate!! You got a lot of work to do!

 

here is what i did

 

Interesting suspension setup you have there. Looks great!

 

reverse 4 link is sick.

 

That is badass!

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...183089&page=53

For some reason my laptop won't let me hyperlink that, so not sure if it will work. But you can cut and paste it, that page has tons of shots of my car as it sat a month ago. I can post some more today without all the driveline on it if you'd like, it's apart for paint here at home.

 

sweet, any other pics

 

Not a honda but 1 of my favorite build threads. About halfway down

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...t=19402&page=5

Page one and three shows more about how he got to that point.

 

is that a 4 point reverse link??? did you design it? how?

 

that looks like a 4 link?

 

It's a double A arm. Like an older civic. 4 link?

 

The Silver Frame above is a drag car correct?

 

yes it is a drag car and yes it is an a arm 4 link that i made. it seems to be working great at the moment. i did a little testing at the track with a stock sohc and pulled a 1.85 60ft. so when i get so more power ill let you guys know how it does here is an updated pic

 

ahh, i see now, my bad. very nice work!!!!

 

How much weight do you think is saved doing it that way?
Versus just factory sheetmetal?

 

my car weights 1325lbs. wet and ready without driver, so roughly 1000lbs.

 

Sorry, I meant just the front end. That is impressive though. Front must be worth 100lbs+ then.
That thing should be a rocket with even 300whp!!!!

 

do you weld up your own chassis? if you used tig process do you "walk the cup"? any advice; for a intermediate welder/fabricator/anything nutz on a car???

 

im an intermediate welder myself what is walking the cup but all my welds passed cert and my welds at work pass x-ray and yes its all tig. my biggest advise take your time and dont rush

 

It could use some triangulation in the front and a brace from dash to floor at B pillar.

 

i'm curious if anyone would think there'd be an advantage to doing a counter camber anti roll front suspension. i'd think it would give an advantage by keeping the wheels flat on the ground at all times.