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Re: pic: Team230 Damaged Frame Rail

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Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
4) Design your drivetrain so you can get the main rail off without too much fuss. Riveting your belly pan every inch or so is too much fuss. (This was our greatest issue once we sorted out the chain; haven't designed a better plan yet.)
Do you have any preliminary thoughts on how to design a belly pan such that the main rails can be taken off easily? I think that's a tough balance to find, considering that a belly pan has to be mounted properly to impart torsional strength to the chassis. Do you know of any teams that have worked this out?
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