pic: CAD Chassis

[Marc S.]

Originally Posted by MattC9

... Last thing, why gussets over welding? (so you can repair more easily?)

For some teams welding isn't a good enough resource to rely on. For 973 we completely switched over last season because we didn't have a person who could weld in house or a sponsor who could weld overnight.
Gussets allow for a margin of error, if it is a little off you can redo the rivets. And everything can be assembled in house in 1 day.

[JackS]

Originally Posted by Marc S.

we didn't have a person who could weld in house or a sponsor who could weld overnight.

Marc hit the nail right on the head, our welder has a three day turn around time and our machine shop has a one day turn around time.

Originally Posted by MattC9

How do the belts work for y'all, do they skip at all? (I have never used belts) Also if you're running belts on the inside of the tubing how do you get them on and off? Last thing, why gussets over welding? (so you can repair more easily?)

Belts don't skip at all. Although, our 9mm belts did ratchet when we changed direction last year, and we are switching to 15mm belts to try and alleviate the problem.

Akash posted a photo of last year's belt access system (was a one belt system.) This year, we are still experimenting with access window size and location and we plan on using a similar system.