OK guys!! I have the drawings completed--surely not professional draftsmans drawings, but I hope enough to give you enough to go on to decide whether this is for you,and to build it if so. Remember, these are the brainchild of the late Dr. Ray Gibbons, and not I. He was kind enough, just before his death, to send me his plans from which I was able to construct what you see here. The plans are being sent in 6 separate e-mails, and in JPG format. If any of you have any difficulty receiveing these let me know. I am not a computer whiz--theonly reason I chose the JPG is because and acquintance told me most people can read JPG. A few notes: First--on the bottom of the frame in the pictures, you will see a "dolly" made up of 2x4's in which the frame is sitting. These were not in Dr. Gibbon's plans--I made these so I could roll the body around after rolling it over to the position in which I wanted to work on it. I did not draw plans for the "dolly" but you can see the simplicity of them enough to bang out your own. The Lower rear "L" brackets are nothing more than the "L" brackets you find in the building and decking department of Home Defect or your favorite lumber supplier. They are bolted to the lower shock support. The longer brackets are the angle iron with holes which I cut to size, cut at an angle, and welded together so I could screw them to the cross beams AND bolt them to a preexisting bolt on the body. The front one was bolted the bottom bolt on the radiator cowl upright support. The rear top one was bolted to the lower emergency brake bolt hole. The two under the rear arch are bolted through the top shock holes. Study these--If there is anything I have left out, or if you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. ---David Campbell DLancer7676@cs.com

Materials

1 - 4'x4'x3/4" Plywood

5 - 2"x4"x8"

2 - 2"x4" "L" brackets

1- - 6' Length 1" angle iron

26 - 3/8"x3.5" carriage bolts

26 - flat washers and nuts

4 - 2" screws for attaching front frame to firewall.

Front piece

This drawing is the front view of the front support. The Middle cross beam is run through the hole in the frame just behind the suspension support. Two 2x4 pieces are bolted from side piece to side piece through the hole. Two other 2x4 pieces cut to fit into the engine compartment are screwed to the side to side pieces, and the top piece is screwed to the firewall through holes drilled for this support. This built-up beam secures the car and prevents side to side movement when the car is turned onto its side.

The rear cutout for the fenders were originally designed by Ray Gibbons for a Bugeye--I made the larger cutout to fit my square body. I also reinforced the plywood with a strip of scrap which I glued and screwed to the frame. Probably not needed but I liked the security. The reinforcement is not in the plans. Remember this frame is built only for a stripped down shell--all the suspension, engine---everything---has been removed from the car.