'41-'46 Chevy Pick Up

I would like to thank you for taking time to view what we (LRS, Inc) have to offer for your '41-'46 Chevy pick up project.  Allow me to explain in short how we differ from other chassis shops.  Other chassis shops will use a piece of 6" X 2" rectangular steel tubing and attach ends to it that are shaped somewhat as the original frame.  What you have are the end pieces welded to the rectangular tubing to appear as one long frame rail.  LRS felt that this was just plain wrong.  Another problem with doing that way is the fact that when it comes to the body mounting nuts......now what to do?  They have to either drill a hole and hope that it is in the right location and surface weld a nut or drill a hole and install a nut serk.......we don't like those do we?  You tighten the bolt and guess what, it spins and you can't get the bolt tightened.  Once again LRS thought this was just plain wrong.

So you ask......ok LRS, what do you do to solve these problems.  Thanks for asking....we decided that if we were to take 11 gauge P & O flat steel plate and laser the shape and all the holes and then have them formed into a "c" channel, we will be able to have the length of the frame rail.  Not only that (which we feel is far superior) but we can now weld nuts inside the frame rail.  We know that you will be able to tighten those bolts now.  Remember when I said that the other chassis shops hope they get the holes in the correct location?  With the rails being lasered, ever time the go button is pushed on the laser machine, the holes are placed each and every time in it's correct location. 

We have solved the problem which we feel existed in building this chassis.  Now you ask another question........why don't the other chassis shops do it this way.  Easy answer, the cost.  Do you have any idea how much it cost to cut steel with lights and mirrors?  It costs a lot.  Let me explain how we finish the rails.  We take those rails that have been cut and formed and place them on our curved rail fixture.  STOP!  Did I say curved rail fixture?  Yes it is curved but you say that you want straight frame rails.  Well it has something to do with heat and metal.  Metal likes to move when it is welded and using a formed rail, after it is squared, boxed (again full length) and welded only on one side, it comes out straight.  If the rail was welded flat, when it was completed the rails end will lift and you will end up with a "U" shape rail...that wouldn't be good.  We're kinda smart at some things around here, ok....my guys are kinda smart at some things around here.  Now that we have a pair of straight frame rails we place them in our straight frame fixture and complete the build.

As you'll notice all of our frames are in  bare steel, not painted or powdered coated.  I feel that you are not going to receive the frame in color so I am not going to show our frames in color.  We at LRS choose to use domestic nuts and bolts.  We don't use materials from over seas,  just those that are made here in the USA.  More expensive but its the way we want it.  Men and women are protecting our country and paying a heavy price to do so, I will not dishonor them by using a bolt that's 75 cents cheaper!

Click on the pictures below to enlarge them so that you can see more detail and then scroll down to see what a frame will cost you.  And as always, please, please, please if you have any questions call me, I'll be happy to answer what I can.  If I don't know the answer I will find out for you.

Frame Rails (right and left)

$ 1,880.00

Bare Frame

Frame rails, tubular center cross member with removable transmission mount, front clip adjustable mount, body outriggers mounts and rear support bars. (no front cross member for suspension)

$ 3,219.00

Basic Frame

Frame, engine mounts (sbc or sbf), Mustang II front cross member, brake pedal pivot, master cylinder mount, brake push rod, rear 4 bar frame brackets and rear coil over shock mount.

$ 5,657.00

Rolling Chassis

Basic frame, Heidt's complete hub to hub front suspension with coil over shocks and disc brakes, 8" power booster, dual reservoir master cylinder, brake pedal, new 56" wide 9" Ford  housing with 31 spline axles, 3rd member (any gear ratio), rear 10" drum brakes, rear 4 bar suspension and rear coil over shocks or leaf springs.

$ 9, 312.00

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