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    Designing a Spaceframe Chassis: What Forces Should You Consider?

    New chassis pics.
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    What Are Carter's Favorite Types of Cars?

    Any car really, but I prefer old sports cars and kit cars
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    Automotive Race Car Safety: Protecting the Driver's Waist Down Area

    The cost of a 12" kevlar plate would be around $40, and the carbon fiber would be about $25. That is quite a bit of money.
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    What Are Carter's Favorite Types of Cars?

    Howdy, my name is carter, and my area of expertise is automotive engineering and related sciences.
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    Designing a Spaceframe Chassis: What Forces Should You Consider?

    I have about 60 12' lengths of 1.5" by 1.5" square steel tubing, and I would like to create a car chassis with it. The design I have come up with so far has a transverse rear mounted engine, and a central seating position with 3 seats behind the driver (1+3). I have posted some pictures of my...