inch by inch??

[car.mad]

has anyone else used inch by inch box section for the chassis?

or is 25mm the one i want? its a tiny bit different but i can get inch by inch cheaper than 25 by 25

think the differance is inch by inch is 25.4mm

cheers

Jake

[londonsean69]

You really won't notice any difference.

The distortion caused by welding would generally be more than 0.4mm.

You would want 16 gauge, which is 1.6mm wall.

[spud69]

If your going for fibreglass side panels just make sure that the depth of your chassis is to the book as the panels are a close fit and the extra 1mm might make it a squeeze. If going for ali then it won't really matter.

Regards....AndyH

[car.mad]

cheers for the advice.

not sure on the panels yet.
my dad knows/knew a guy who had the equipment to make and cure carbon fibre (he was building a car which he designed from scratch and wanted carbon fibre bodywork) so that may be an option but if that comes to nothing i will probably use fiber-glass for the weight reduction purpose

i will still make the chassis however tall its meant to be in certain places... i have some usefull drawing software so i can check the amount difference on the angled cuts and wot'not. shouldnt be too much trouble and saving about £30 for me is well worth it because im a poor student! (and generaly cheap)

Cheers

Jake

[londonsean69]

Originally Posted by car.mad

so that may be an option but if that comes to nothing i will probably use fiber-glass for the weight reduction purpose

I wonder, out of interest, just how much fibreglass bodywork weighs??

I would imagine that it is heavier than Ally.

Then again, all depends on the weight of the glass, how many layers, plus resin content