Just curious - Have you seen 1114's Kitbot on Steroids? (www.Simbotics.org/kitbot).

If you haven't, go look at it now.

If you have, tell me this: What does your custom chassis have that the KBoS doesn't? In what way is it better? I'm not trying to tell you not to innovate a new chassis. Going custom is fun. I've been there, done that. But when it comes down to things, your custom chassis has to be REALLY GOOD (I'm talking 254 down to a science good) to be a better choice than the kitbot on steroids.

Too many times I've seen rookies or even veteran teams decide that they want to go custom, and then completely fail come competitions because they have a half-functional drivetrain.