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Re: pic: Team 3647 West Coast Drive

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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley View Post
The belly pan is the perfect place to use composites. Very rigid, very light, usually very thin and also non-conductive. I highly recommend a fiberglass or carbon fiber belly pan.

Making a composite panel yourself is also something just about any team with a vacuum pump can do.

-Brando
Just make sure that if you use fiberglass for your bellypan that you're not 816 and have it end up being 8 pounds, un-lightened.
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