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Old 4th December 2010, 08:13 AM
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Default the floor

I have the floor fitted with lots and lots of pop rivets
can i fit ie 3/4 mdf in the inside of the car or should i just fit all on the metal floor?
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Old 4th December 2010, 09:09 AM
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If you mean you need something to bolt the seat to, use some metal strip of say 50x3mm across the floor from chassis rail to chassis rail.

And use large washers to spread the load for Mr IVA.

Dont understand the need to use wood.
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Old 4th December 2010, 09:15 AM
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Don't put MDF anywhere near a Roadster.

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Old 4th December 2010, 09:51 AM
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ok will do steel to steel no wood of any kind
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Old 4th December 2010, 08:31 PM
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MDF and water no go..........
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Old 4th December 2010, 09:12 PM
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mdf and everything no go, worst material ever
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Old 4th December 2010, 09:21 PM
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Never was good with wood and have no intension of trying,metal is my God.
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Curiously, in astrophysics any element other than Hidrogen and Helium is called a metal
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Old 6th December 2010, 06:11 PM
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I rest my case Albert
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Old 6th December 2010, 08:12 PM
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Why not use fibreglass honeycomb.......strong as yer like and weighs beggar all.

wood is for woody folk steel is not for car floors as it rots so use ally
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