[Henry_Mareck]

our team is mildly considering a steel chassis with wood inset.
The steel would be very minimal, just a ridgity frame.
the wood holds the other things, battery, compressor, electronics, etc.
Drive motors + transmission would probably be attached to frame
Pros i can see (at least for our team):
welding at home- we do not have aluminum welding capibilities in our shop, and not having to ship our chassis off for everything would be nice
Overall cost is lower
shock factor. "yeahhh, our chassis is steel."
Cons:
Steel = Über Heavy!