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Re: Drivetrain Critiques

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Originally Posted by James Tonthat View Post

Adam, we used our bellypan to fixture the chassis before welding, what's your experience with using garolite to do the same thing? (Or do you do something different altogether?)
I have heard a lot about using the bellypan to fixture the chasis before welding. Can you please explain more about how you perform this task?
(I am still relatively inexperienced when it comes to the complete fabrication of such a drive train)

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Originally Posted by James Tonthat View Post
The overlap on the bearing plates, I'd look at doing more, going to more of rectangle shape if you have to instead of the teardrop shape. Although, doesn't hurt to try it as is.
I'd prefer the teardrop shape, as it provides a nice and easy point of contact for the CAM. However, I will look into making the circular part wider to allow for more contact with the 2x1 frame.
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