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Re: Custom West-Coast Design Feedback

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Originally Posted by highlander View Post
I understand your want for structural stability, but from my experience going aluminum is fine (even 16th inch). My team ran a WCD with 1/16th thick aluminum 6061 2x1 extrusion, and a 1/16th sheet metal belly pan, and it we had no structural issues.
Thanks for the reply!
That was one of my hardest decisions for this build. I went for steel in the end mostly because this "bot" will not have any kind of superstructure, so I just wanted to weigh it down more. Do you think I went a little bit overboard with the supports then?

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