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 243 Posts Member #: 1261 Senior Member Droitwich |
29th Apr, 2012 at 12:52:16pm
What have people done in this area then? Your all weight saving nuts.. thers a lot of weight in that panel.
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Forum Mod  5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
29th Apr, 2012 at 01:02:44pm
Leave it alone mate I seriously doubt it! |
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
29th Apr, 2012 at 01:43:12pm
there is a detailed thread some where, quite recent too, basically what Paul says its a very structural part where stiffness/ chassis twist is concerned Yes i moved to the darkside |
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 3673 Posts Member #: 9300 Post Whore Quarry Bonk |
29th Apr, 2012 at 01:52:56pm
Basically, by trying to save weight there, you'll end up adding more weight than there originally was in bracing/rollcage. So most people just leave it well alone. On 26th Jan, 2012 Tom Fenton said:
ring problems are down to wear or abuse but although annoying it isn't a show stopper On 5th Aug, 2014 madmk1 said:
Shit the bed! I had snapped the end of my shaft off!! 17.213 @ 71mph, 64bhp n/a (Old Engine) |
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
29th Apr, 2012 at 01:55:41pm
As said above ^^^^
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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243 Posts Member #: 1261 Senior Member Droitwich |
29th Apr, 2012 at 05:34:25pm
ah k.. I am getting the cage welded to the shell and was just a thought, as the panel is only actually attached at the top and the bottom
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
29th Apr, 2012 at 06:07:10pm
spaceframemini has had a seat back made from ALU, but he has a big cage tied into the shell. On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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 412 Posts Member #: 9766 Senior Member Warwickshire |
29th Apr, 2012 at 06:49:49pm
If you have a full weld in cage to the shock mounts I don't see a problem with removing it. Mines gone but I already had a cage Avon 2010 class c 3rd
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 2975 Posts Member #: 10749 Post Whore lowestoft suffolk |
12th Jan, 2019 at 09:19:22pm
I have searched as much as i can on this.. tonnes of
Edited by D4VE on 12th Jan, 2019. On 24th Oct, 2015 jonny f said:
Nothing gets past Dave lol NOTHING GETS PAST ME!! 
1/4 mile 14.7 @ 96mph 12psi boost Showdown class A 2nd place 18.6 @ 69mph |
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3006 Posts Member #: 2500 Post Whore Buckinghamshire |
13th Jan, 2019 at 11:54:30am
And how stiff are they in torsion, by comparison ? |
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264 Posts Member #: 11029 Senior Member Crewe |
13th Jan, 2019 at 09:19:01pm
would the roof on the estate with its ribs not compensate vs the std mini roof. I need to put some structure into my estate but this is to mount rear belts for the 3 bin lids, or im going to have to fit isofix ......... Outside the box |
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2975 Posts Member #: 10749 Post Whore lowestoft suffolk |
14th Jan, 2019 at 12:57:22am
Not all of them have ribbed roofs... On 24th Oct, 2015 jonny f said:
Nothing gets past Dave lol NOTHING GETS PAST ME!!
1/4 mile 14.7 @ 96mph 12psi boost Showdown class A 2nd place 18.6 @ 69mph |
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 261 Posts Member #: 713 Senior Member Western Australia |
14th Jan, 2019 at 02:06:04am
Structural rigidity and vans do not belong in the same sentence.
On 24th Dec, 2008 Nic said:
eyh? im drubj but very confused##]#IU |
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2975 Posts Member #: 10749 Post Whore lowestoft suffolk |
15th Jan, 2019 at 10:49:32pm
This is my point? On 24th Oct, 2015 jonny f said:
Nothing gets past Dave lol NOTHING GETS PAST ME!!
1/4 mile 14.7 @ 96mph 12psi boost Showdown class A 2nd place 18.6 @ 69mph |
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3006 Posts Member #: 2500 Post Whore Buckinghamshire |
16th Jan, 2019 at 08:53:21am
And mine !! |
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