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Re: Drivetrain Critiques

Try to keep the wheels as close to the perimeter. If the game involves a ramp of some kind the wheels will come off the ground when the front or back tube hits the ramp. You might try running the front/back tube at a 45 deg angle.

Here is a picture of what I am talking about:

https://picasaweb.google.com/1177698...07353715384594

If you can bend flanges into your G10 belly plate it would strengthen the pan considerably and give you a flange to rivet the plate into the side tubes.
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