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Re: Sheet Metal

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Originally Posted by MICHAELABICK View Post
Thank you so much everybody. After doing more research, I have found what I want to do is build a full chassis out of square tube, connected with gussets and rivets, and with a supplement of sheet metal for it's cleaner, more adaptable uses. Has any other team done something like this?
This actually isn't all that uncommon and is a perfectly fine way to build a chassis. 571 has built frames using this method before: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...9efd2731_m.jpg
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