Replica and kit car builders all around the country know the name of Chassisworks, inc - yes, there's no capital "I" and no period after "inc"-- that's the way Chassisworks rolls. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada where car builders of all genres gather to test their newest babies on the many off-road desert tracks by day, and party at the watering holes at night, Chassisworks, inc have been the insiders' go-to guys for affordable wannabe chassis plans, from Lamborgini Diablo replica chassis to Corvettes, to one-off custom racing demons built by your cousin Louie. Now, the specialty fabricating company is expanding its scope and building an actual retail website, shopping cart and all.
Specially featured on Chassisworksinc.com is a plan called the Diablo Chassis, which, for $249 and shipping can be the answer to all kinds of special cars in the minds of builders right now. The Diablo chassis plan is perfect for someone wanting to build a replica of a Lamborghini Diablo or to use as a higher performance replacement for a Fiero chassis in another kit car being planned. The Diablo Chassis can be altered to fit any car width from 104" to 98," and it can be lengthened to whatever your design calls for.
Easy-to-Build, Strong, and Affordable
Chassisworks assures, "If you can cut tubing, measure accurately, MIG and weld, you can build this chassis." The Diablo Chassis was designed to be a superior alternative to the Fiero chassis used in many replica and kit cars. It is a mid-engine design, and the plans call for an early small block Chevy and an Audi 5000 transaxle, both selected for bang-for-the-buck and broad availability. Plans come in CD ROM format with PDF blueprints, DXE files for laser cut pieces, and lots of photos as reference. (We can't reproduce any photos for you here as Chassisworks copyrights all their pictures, but you can see some examples on their web site.) The chassis uses fabricated rear suspension components and modified Corvette front suspension. All OEM parts can be found at most wrecking yards and aftermarket pieces can be supplied by Chassisworks..
Chassisworks now offers, in addition to their kit car frame plans, all kinds of fabrication parts, supplies, tools, and guidance to help serious builders. You will pretty much have to be serious enough to know what you are looking for, because there are a lot of things in the site that I wouldn't have a clue what they are or what they are for, like "dimple die 5-piece sets" and "stub shaft standard 28 splines"-- things like that. They do have a selection of cooling shirt apparatuses for racers in a variety of price ranges and it was neat to see how those things work.
But check out Chassisworks, inc at chassisworksinc.com; the website is still in progress, but looks like they will have a lot of things to offer.
