RE: 4x4 Mini With VTEC Power
Discussion
jammy_basturd said:
Given the fact that the Mini is half spaceframe, with half the back end missing, deseaming might not be the best option given how much strength and rigidity the seams given the shell.
The seams where only a cheap way of "crimping" panels together. No doubt that they provide rigidity but the expense of CF, one would have thought about the very many options you can do to remove this requirement. I know i have done this before with my old mini...Back in the day when i was grass tracking minis seam welding as well as de-seaming was the best way to make the shell as stiff and strong as it would ever need to be without requiring a roll cage to add stiffness.
Back then a roll cage really was just a safety device and not really regarded like it is today as not just a safety device but the main ingrediant to stiffening the body so your suspension can work properly.
You don't often hear about builders seam welding bodies any more but rather just stuffing a cage in.
Back then a roll cage really was just a safety device and not really regarded like it is today as not just a safety device but the main ingrediant to stiffening the body so your suspension can work properly.
You don't often hear about builders seam welding bodies any more but rather just stuffing a cage in.
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