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Unread 18-03-2014, 14:18
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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
Per the rules, "structure" between the top and bottom angle isn't allowed.
Where does this appear in the rules? I have looked in the Game Manual, the Team Updates and the Q&A.


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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
sheet metal is acceptable
We were using hinges at each corner to connect the various bumper sections together (front, sides, back) but they got pretty mangled due to repeated heavy impacts. Would it be acceptable replace the hinges with aluminum sheet formed into L-shaped corner brackets that extends 6-8 inches (or more) along each side/front/back? Multiple screws would be used to attach each bumper section to each corner bracket. The corner brackets would be sandwiched between the bumpers and the chassis. The bumpers would be attached to the chassis using aluminum angles screwed into the bumpers (and sheet metal brackets) and 1/4-20 bolts into the chassis. Some of our bumper sections are too short to have more than one point of attachment to the chassis. The corner brackets would transfer a lot of the forces to the neighboring bumper sections.

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