Space Frame Chassis


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Traffwll
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I have a glass fibre car with a rotten mild steel space frame chassis. Is it feasible to replace (partially replace) with your carbon fibre tubes and sections? I mean would they be strong enough. The main rust is in the main backbone chassis and the sections that come out along the sills. If i have a 1inch mild steel tube section what would i replace that with for same strength?

I would replace complete section for instance the whole backbone not just patch up the rusty bit.

Graham
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With the help of EC advice over the last 1.5years I have learnt how to make moulds and composite parts and have effectively made all the body panels for my car out of carbon/Kevlar.

I am now considering making some more structural parts as mentioned in this thread.... However if you make the chassis from steel then you can make all your bodywork in composites.

Take a look at some of the threads in the projects forum on this site to see what has been done by novices :-)
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