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Re: pic: 25lb Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
Finally, This was not a design point, but someone brought it up: I don't see how this could work as a kit frame. Kits usually ship in a box roughly 36" x 8" x 8", but this belly pan unit would have to ship as something rather larger. Even more critically, there is no good way to make this so that a team can select "long/square/wide" using a band saw. (And OBTW, the kitbots since at least 2012 have a LOT more options than are listed in the manual, if you are willing to put in a bit of skull work.) If you skipped the belly pan, much more is possible, but that misses the key feature that makes this such a weight saver.
Man, if only boxes came in other sizes.
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