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Re: 95's Pre-season drive base done!
Looks pretty nice!
I definitely agree with Brendan... I really love the slots over the Transmission shafts so you can just lift the gearbox right out (rather than pulling it through the center). I also like how narrow your pods/drive channels are... especially with the smaller frame perimeter rules, that can be a big gain!
I have to say, I'm sure you could get some big weight savings if you were to re-iterate this for the build season... going to 4" or 5" wheels (smaller wheels, smaller sprockets), making your drive channel plates shorter (perhaps 3-4" tall rather than 5-6" tall), and obviously doing some lightening on the belly pan... you could probably save 5-10 pounds fairly easily!
I'd definitely guess that you'd want more tying the two pods/drive channels to each other for stiffness... but I guess with giant bellypan may go a long way...
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