240sx Frame Rail

[Acidz]

i know most of u dont have to deal with this, but up here the salt just kills our rails.

The rail is tig welded with a ramdson welder stupid 3 in 1 type....

i have dimple dies coming and plan to add supports on the inside with the dimple dies to make it that much stronger...

Used 16g

Started like this...

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p245/Acidz1/Fabrication/Welding/SDC11236.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p245/Acidz1/Fabrication/Welding/SDC11239.jpg

ended like this....

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p245/Acidz1/RAIL.jpg

Tell me what u think...GOOD OR BAD ;)

[eklips3]

very nice , im gonna have to do this in some time in the near future . my rails are getting the cancer

[C-unit]

nice work..

but you know you can get sections of the frame rail for replacement from nissan? save alot of works..

[Big Zee]

^ provide some part numbers ? last I checked Nissan stopped making them and they are super hard to get ahold of.

part numbers would be awesome though, I need both driver and passenger sides

[hailandkill]

supposedly the rails aren't being made anymore by nissan.

here's a site that sells some home made ones:

Xcessive Manufacturing (http://www.xcessivemanufacturing.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=175&step=4)

and an oem rail for sale for you canada folk

Nissan 240sx drivers side frame rail - Toronto Auto Body Parts For Sale - Kijiji Toronto (http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-auto-parts-tires-auto-body-parts-Nissan-240sx-drivers-side-frame-rail-W0QQAdIdZ187809081)

[Acidz]

nissan doesnt make them anymore...and the xcessive ones are good, but feel as if they are are not as beef as the one i made.

Im sure xcessive ones work so not gonna put it down as im sure its a great product.

[PoorMans180SX]

What guage is an OEM rail?

You don't want to make the frame rails out of anything thicker than what's already there. Welding thicker metal to thinner metal makes a stress point on the weld, actually weakening it.

Make them out of OEM gauge metal and you're good to go.

You can still get Left hand (drivers side) rails from Nissan, but not passenger side.

[Big Zee]

^ to hard to swap stamp plates at nissan ? :(

[PoorMans180SX]

^ to hard to swap stamp plates at nissan ? :(

What's that supposed to mean? They're a different shape. They both angle in the front. It's not like you can use two left ones. :doh:

[93nismo]

What guage is an OEM rail?

You don't want to make the frame rails out of anything thicker than what's already there. Welding thicker metal to thinner metal makes a stress point on the weld, actually weakening it.

Make them out of OEM gauge metal and you're good to go.

You can still get Left hand (drivers side) rails from Nissan, but not passenger side.


that's obnoxiously lame... my pass side is starting to rot >.<

[atutt]

^My friend and I make full length OEM fit rails.. Both sides..

[khan123]

^My friend and I make full length OEM fit rails.. Both sides..
hey can you make frame rails for me? .. i have a 93 240sx ka24de and I live close by... so let me know or send me a picture of what u make ..


thank you

[Big Zee]

What's that supposed to mean? They're a different shape. They both angle in the front. It's not like you can use two left ones. :doh:

well no, they use pre fab'd plates to stamp out the part they want right ? takes about a hour to swap the plates for a different part, whats stopping them from doing that to get the other frame rail ?

[atutt]

hey can you make frame rails for me? .. i have a 93 240sx ka24de and I live close by... so let me know or send me a picture of what u make ..


thank you

It's about 100x to reach me via son240sx.org... If you're on there.

[dreamin240sx]

i just boxed mine in which its holding up pretty good i'll get pics if anybody would like.

[93nismo]

mines got a ghetto ass excuse for a patch from the previous owner. it disgusts me. looks like it was o/a welded and only on the bottom and right side of it. wtf is that... lol

[spenymoor]

hey acidz
i have the same problem on my driver-side frame rail. could you get hold of some measurements or maybe some plans. i can get one made at my local shop.
also what part of canada are you from? i'm reppin calgary!