Mike's Sol

[Mafdark]

@KrazyKid

just had a good idea for your tubing deal there in the sub frame.

With the ribs like you have them now, I think its plenty of connecting points for the tube inside the existing rail to be strong. Weld them to the crossmemeber and the tube to start. then how about cut a few more of the U shaped plates you have there and put them on the top half on the sides of the ones you have in place now. completing the gusset 360 deg around the tube.

blue spots are where you can weld for strength.

Then onces its all set cut out a top sheet that would fit over the rail, flush with the bridge gussets you made above. mark where the bride gussets will be, and drill out some 3/16’s holes in the sheet right above where the plates end up, so you can plug weld the holes up welding the top sheet to the top edge of the gussets. :thumbup

That’s the direction I’m going. It will definitely have a top plate with spot welds through to the bridge gussets to tie it all together as much as possible. The only thing I probably won’t do is add top half gussets to surround the top half of the bar. I’m not entirely sure its necessary.