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Re: West Coast Drive: Bellypan
We have done a 254 style bellypan the past couple seasons. Aluminum or not, we like our bellypans to be cut without a bunch of manual operations like laying out the electronics, drilling the holes, etc. This would lead us to some sort of router/waterjet method of fabrication. Since we're already using waterjet, it makes sense to just go for the aluminum version.
We layout all the electronics in CAD, and place the mounting holes into the CAD for the bellypan. If you are designing in SolidWorks, the "Vent" tool is your best friend in the world. It saves a lot of modeling time, and is quite powerful for this type of operation.
We get to anodize our bellypan with the rest of our parts too, so it looks extra cool.
-Brando
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