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Re: pic: 2851 2014 off-season design: Bottom view with electronics

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Originally Posted by cfair View Post
I think it's a fabulous idea. We are doing a new chassis this year with a similar arrangement. Every other year it seems we end up with a superstructure that blocks access to the electronics; may as well plan for it. If the electronics turns out to be accessible from above, all the better. We plan on using rivet nuts with locktite to hold it in place.
That sounds cool. Are you using the flipping up or down arrangement, and what is different? The only problem I've seen with this arrangement is that the torsional integrity of the chassis is slightly sacrificed by not being able to use a full bellypan on the bottom.
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