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Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay
Good catch. I had originally designed the drivetrain without the octagonal frame up top. Now that I've added it, I have room for the 2" wide wheels. The only qualm I have is that I won't be able to use an e-clip to hold the wheels on the shaft because the WCP hubs are 1.5" thick. I suppose a screw, a washer, and some loc-tite would suffice. Thoughts?
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It will be a bit more tedious than normal, but using a 1/2" snap ring would definitely be possible since you can fit a snap ring tool inside the small amount of space the Colson bore opens up. Alternatively, as you mentioned, a tapped hole with a screw, washer, and loctite will also be an effective method.
Another question - is your bellypan just not lightened yet, or are you using a solid piece of aluminum? If you don't have the resources to waterjet a diamond-bellypan, I highly suggest using a solid piece of 6mm or 1/4" thick plywood as a bellypan. It's much lighter than a solid aluminum plate, and will serve well as an electronics pan as well as providing the torsional stiffness the diagonals that a diamond bellypan provide.