Dave, weld the seams in the car where there are only spot welds, and
after that, start with tubing, i.e. roll cage. But are you having a
problem now?
Larry
sosnaenergyconsulting wrote:
>Hi all:
>Short of a cage (for us street-only types that want to be stealthy) is
>there anything that can be done on the chassis plane itself (example:
>adding subframe connectors to the Mustang Fox platform) to create
>additional torsional stiffness?
>
>Regards.
>
>David (sometimes stealthy)Sosna
>
>Bob Palmer wrote:
>
>
>
>>Henry, Tim,
>>
>>My thoughts on this are that the steady-state torque on the chassis is the
>>same and symmetric, whether you use solid or soft mounts, but the momentary
>>torque will be much higher (e.g., when you shift gears) with solid mounts. I
>>agree with Tim that a through-bolt or equivalent to limit extension of both
>>motor mounts is the best solution. Anything you can do to stiffen the
>>chassis is still a good idea, with or without solid mounts.
>>
>>Bob Palmer
>>rpalmer@ucsd.edu
>>robertpalmer@paulhastings.com
>>rpalmerbob@adelphia.net
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