Chassis work 2021

Since I decided to build a new chassis from the ground up, there were a few things I needed to do so I didn't fuck this up. I refreshed my knowledge on chassis design and welding processes via You Tube. I bought a license with ProgeCAD to start assembling my model. It's a product similar to AutoCAD and so it's very familiar to me, having used AutoCAD in school and professionally since the mid-90's. While I do have AutoCAD on my work computer, I don't want to utilize that computer for this project, plus I may use this program for other work.

My only criteria were to use as little as possible from the Fiero, and to not have to design and build suspension components, so I decided to buy pre-built assemblies. I bought a Mustang II front end assembly and a C6 Corvette rear assembly. The Mustang II will be here next week, but the Corvette part has been here for a month already. I've been taking measurements from it, as well as ordering wheel spacers and adapters for the preexisting wheels (which I like despite them not being Countach wheels).

Going by the standard approach to chassis design, I am starting from the wheels up. The mustang II and Corvette assemblies will be bolted to the wheels using the correct spacers/adapters for the correct total width to fit the body. Next they will be positioned with the correct wheelbase and centered, and tack welded with temporary tubes, while I design the chassis and make cut sheets in CAD.

Other things I did was to convert a miter saw to cut metal tubes, for faster and more accurate cuts when compared to a cut off saw. Safer too since there is less spark and less reliance on using handheld angle grinders.