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Unread 23-06-2015, 22:42
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Re: pic: My first Chassis

Looks like a good start.

I am curious, are you running belts or chain? Do you have a tensioner designed in? Is your center axle live axle from the transmission? It is hard to tell from the view.

Also, if you want you could combine the two siderails into one part by making a top hat shape. We do something similar in our drivetrains and appreciate the rigidity that closing the top gives us over having two rails.
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