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Re: Offseason 2012 chassis

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Originally Posted by Thermal View Post
You mention that best of all it does not require machining from your sponsors. My question is, if you have the sponsors and they will/have work with you, why not take advantage of the services and machining that they offer?
Just because you have machining resources, doesn't mean you should make a design to incorporate those machining options. I bet this design would be driving by the middle of week 1 because you can avoid machine time.

The design looks nice and simple. Is there a reason for CIMple boxes instead of toughboxes?

Keep at it, looks like a decent start. Add in some supports for your gearboxes though.
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