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Originally Posted by Grant-53
The federal standards for rollover are based on the the vehicle weight. The top safety picks support four times the vehicle weight. I want to test a bulkhead of 3/4" plywood and 0.35" aluminum honeycomb under my car. A motorcycle roll bar would need to support 2400lb.
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How are you planning to test your bulkhead? Which direction will the force be applied to the plywood. could you test just the plywood first to find out how much difference the alum makes?
I don't expect to build a top safety pick, but a modicum of safety would be great.