Chassis Connections

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by JamesCH95

Here is an FSAE car chassis that I welded together my senior year of college:


Frame weight of 58lbs with all brackets included, welded from 4130 steel. I could imagine a FIRST chassis made in this manor weighing less than 15lbs. Just food for thought for you welding-intensive teams.

If I recall correctly Kettering's Formula Zero team (hydrogen powered car) is using a similar chassis. Ours is a little smaller due to race restrictions though. Something tells me 1501 used welded 4130 in 2007 for their chassis.

397 has used the KOP frame the last couple years, we just bolt it together. There is something to be said about having a simple chassis together in one day. We have welding capabilities but only use them in situations that require it. No reason to over complicate things.

2337 used box tubing and some custom made blocks. These blocks were basically caps on the tube. Personally I feel this was heavy and labor intensive.