[lukevanoort]

Also, for any type of tube or sort of tubish frame, you can stiffen it with structural foam. Just spray it in and let it dry, and you have rigidity, however, I have no idea how much it costs/weighs. For other methods, look at the tuner aftermarket for sport compacts. A Civic or Lancer is about as stiff as tissue paper, but with proper chassis braces they can be stiffer than most sports cars. If you're dead set on saying "we have steel" then a steel tube or bar hammered flat at the ends with threaded holes drilled in and bolted to the kit frame can greatly stregnthen your chassis. Mind you, if you want shock factor I'd advise the material on page 3361 of the McMaster catalog, a bit hard to work with, and it can be hazardous sometimes, but it'll definatly get noticed.