[sdcantrell56]

I know this isn't exactly rookie friendly but I am throwing around the idea of making a west coast style drivetrain from laser cut pieces of 1/2" thick meranti or baltic birch plywood. For all cross members and side rails, I would epoxy 2 pieces together to form a 1" thick piece, and then the base plate would just be the 1/2" thick material. The base plate would provide a huge amount of stiffness with a relatively low amount of weight since its wood. Also if it's not strong enough we could always lay up one layer of fiberglass. I would think that epoxying 2 pieces of plywood together with a few screws would be super strong. I will try to post up a cad rendition I have in a little bit.