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Re: pic: 6WD Sheetmetal Chassis

Over All GREAT Looking Chassis!
But I still have things that I would recommend you change to improve it

- I would change your lightening holes to Triangles rather than circles. It will help you lose more weight and can be stronger.
- I love the way you have the supports on the transmissions. But it will still torque your side plates. You will want to put some sort of cross braces of some sort. It could be just bottom braces though, just to pull in the bottom of the transmissions. TRUST ME! They will torque and your chassis WILL be warped. But Then again Bottom and Top braces will be better.
- Good job with the extended Top flanges. It will help keep your side plates in line properly.
- If I am looking at this correctly. Why are your axles live with that type of Chaining? you only need Live axles if they are passing threw plates (the wheel is on one side of the plate, and the sprocket is on the other). You will save weight if you change to Dead Axles. The only one that must be live is the middle wheel because it is direct driven.

Great job for your First Sheet-metal Chassis!
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