Floor panels

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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	I'm thinking of replacing the floor panels on my kit car with carbon ones. Current panels are rivetted in place and are approximately 1mm thick. The seat bases are bolted through steel mounting straps running across the floor, so they take the weight of the seat/driver, but the floor will be stepped upon when getting in and out etc. Do you think nomex/aluminium/foam cored panels would work best and be structurally better than, say, a 2mm pure carbon panel (estimate that this thickness might be need so as not to deflect too much)? Additionally, I'm looking for the best method of finishig the edges of the panels, if cored, in order to provide a good mounting surface to then rivet to the chassis tubes. Would these need to be built up somewhat yo match the thickness of the cored main structure? Any thoughts/prior experience?
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Floor panels

MarkMK - 9 Years Ago

f1rob - 9 Years Ago

MarkMK - 9 Years Ago

Use a nice stiff foam, it will help with sound dampening, whereas a honeycomb won't. It's also easy...

ChrisR - 9 Years Ago

Just re-read your original post - why would you bother with a core on a 2mm thick floor panel? If...

ChrisR - 9 Years Ago

Dravis - 9 Years Ago

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