Do-it-yourself stretcher on a cornfield: drawings and photos
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Do-it-yourself stretcher on a cornfield: drawings and photos

To eliminate various vibrations and noises, a stretcher is mounted in the Chevrolet Niva car. It is designed to reduce forces from the transfer case to the car body. Transfer case locks reduce angular swing from top to bottom in the vertical body plane. Thanks to the subframe, the path that transmits noise and vibration to the vehicle body is shifted. The one-piece frame contributes to an increase in the adjustment along the axles, significantly relieves the bottom. This is the ideal crankcase protection.

Do-it-yourself stretcher on a cornfield: drawings and photos

do-it-yourself stretcher on the cornfield drawings photo

The subframe has minor disadvantages:

  • Reduces ground clearance;
  • In the case of making it with your own hands, it requires significant effort, the process is very laborious.

Making a stretcher on your own according to drawings

For work, you need a certain list of tools. In an ideal situation, everything is done with milling equipment. But if this is not possible, you will need means to protect body parts (face, hands). Also a power drill, ruler, ink, roll, grinder, caliper, hammer. To make a subframe, you will need a channel, corners, and a metal sheet. To connect, you need bolts: 10 pieces M8, 4 pieces M10, 4 pieces M12 * 1, 5, 4 pieces M12 * 1,25.

Do-it-yourself stretcher on a cornfield: drawings and photos

DIY drawing of a stretcher in the field

You will need reliable manufacturing schemes that are downloaded on the Internet. Measurements are made on them. First, all possible distances from the main edge of the channel are measured, then it is processed. The thickness of the side wall in the area where it is connected to the outer shelf is 8 millimeters. Sawing the length of the transverse direction, the cut should end at the same distance (eight millimeters) to the edge of the outer flange of the channel. A small grinder is used to cut out transverse windows, and a large grinder is used for longitudinal ones. Once the window cut is complete, the sidewall contour is cut and then the chamfers are removed.

Between the gaps, the fixing angles to the spar, cross member are made of any size. The height of fixation to the subframe must be observed, it is possible to use other schemes instead of the fixation angles to the spar. It is possible to manufacture 2 types of handouts - main and reinforced. In the reinforced version, under the fastening elements of the distributor holders, the ends are tucked to the sides of the channel, the elongated gaps for fixing the distributor holders are duplicated.

Do-it-yourself stretcher on a cornfield: drawings and photos

Diagram of installing a stretcher on a cornfield with your own hands

The subframe guard is bolted and fixed with corners in the lower area. In the lower shelf of the corners, threaded gaps are made, also in the side zones of the subframe. For greater strength, sheet protection is used to form a box. To drain water, oil, the resulting dirt, gaps are made between the sides of the channel, under the drain cover. To increase protection, the corners are fixed to the fastening element of the box support and to any area of ​​the subframe. In a situation where the stretcher is not protected, its deformation is permissible due to interaction with irregularities and hemp.

Diy diagrams for installing a reinforced stretcher with your own hands

To provide enhanced protection, the structure must have greater strength and increased flatness by changing the profile of the side parts of the subframe. On the cutout line for the distribution box, the corners equipped with protection fixing angles are welded into the channel on the panels on the sides with a shelf down. A frame is formed inside the channel, which has corners in the amount of four pieces. It is possible to trim the sidewall of the channel under the angle shelf. This design significantly increases the subframe, reducing the height by fifty percent.

Attention! The subframe is installed asymmetrically to the position of the gearbox and engine.

The manufacture of such a stretcher is marked by multiple reviews, save the diagrams, drawings and build the structure.

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