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Wrenn Smith Supporting Member

@DannyP posted:
Flat sheets are absolutely nowhere near as strong as rolled, dimpled, or corrugated.
VW pans may be thin, but they are stamped increasing the strength.

@TreyG.

Danny is correct. the forming on the pan's floor panels make them much stiffer than flat sheet.

I have created my car's (CMC) "frame" in CAD (solidworks) from rough (tape measure) measurements. I have also made a pan/chassis in cad from internet dimensions. The 2 actually lined up pretty well with what I see in reality on my car. If you want some help with drawings for the fabrication, I may be able to give you some starting points. A good Fab shop that does metal forming would be able to put dimples and features into the floor panels that would add the stiffness Danny is referring to. (or you power out with thicker sheet and secondary ribs.)

11/8/2112:22 PM

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