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Originally Posted by achen15

Hey all,

Our team plans to use a 9mm thick cut of Baltic Birch plywood for our bellypan. with the 2015 KoP base. We're looking for advice; what would be the best screws to fasten the plywood to the mounting holes?

Thanks!

For plywood that thick, I think you should make sure you mount it above the flange on the bottom of the chassis - otherwise, you will be reducing your ground clearance. That being said, it is significantly more difficult, as the gearboxes and motors get in the way. If you can get the exact shape you need, and attach it before the gearboxes, you should be fine. We usually use self-tapping sheet metal screws because we have them around the shop. Wood screws, or machine screws drilled through with nuts would also be fine. That is a good amount of wood to be screwing into.