View Single Post
  #7   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 23-01-2014, 16:51
Madison's Avatar
Madison Madison is offline
Dancing through life...
FRC #0488 (Xbot)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1999
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 5,243
Madison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond reputeMadison has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Frame Perimeter Tolerance

Quote:
Originally Posted by jee7s View Post
If the inspection procedure is the same as last year, the inspector will be using a tailor-style measuring tape to check the frame perimeter. They will wrap it around the frame in the bumper zone across features that would define a "frame perimeter" per the rules (see the diagrams about gaps, etc). If that end tab is past the 112" mark, you're no good. So, it's up to you to decide the tolerance of the tape, but I'd say it is well under 1/16".

Regarding your powdercoat, that will be more than just a couple thousandths in thickness. I would put it into the tens of thousandths overall. So, if you gain 0.020 (0.005 per side), you're approaching the point where an inspector's tape will reflect the difference.
This procedure is not consistent across events. We were never inspected this way.
__________________
--Madison--

...down at the Ozdust!

Like a grand and miraculous spaceship, our planet has sailed through the universe of time. And for a brief moment, we have been among its many passengers.
Reply With Quote