pic: FRC973 offseason teaser #6

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Those rivets sure are placed funny. What could be attaching to the majority of the middle of your belly pan? Looks like a lot of cross supports... Or the structure for some kind of lift.

We actually use the rivets for attaching electronics. We try to avoid internal crossmembers on the driveframe. We really aim for less stuff.

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

We actually use the rivets for attaching electronics. We try to avoid internal crossmembers on the driveframe. We really aim for less stuff.

Wouldn't that make replacement difficult and prone to creating metal chips in the vicinity of electronics?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Wouldn't that make replacement difficult and prone to creating metal chips in the vicinity of electronics?

The tang left below the bellypan is so small we can cut them with dykes. Hasn't been an issue for us in the past. Most of the components riveted will never be removed or replaced anyway.

We're looking at switching to variable length plastic rivets in the future to save a little more weight (they cost about the same anyway).

[roystur44]

Chassis to a three wheel swerve???