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freebeard · 01-15-2013, 02:05 PM

I'm impressed by their methods too.

There are a lot of interesting composite laminate materials. One source is NUDO® Wall, Ceiling and Sign Panels, Flooring and OEM Products - Springfield, Illinois. Under signage they have Polymetal, which gets used for unstressed panels—the big wings on dirt track modifieds. Under Transportation products they have Plymetal, which has 5/8" plywood for the core.

But the aluminum/fiberglass material the Trev folks used probably has the best strength/weight ratio. How about a self-skinned aluminum foam for the critical areas?

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,734 Thanks: 8,157 Thanked 8,938 Times in 7,380 Posts	I'm impressed by their methods too. There are a lot of interesting composite laminate materials. One source is NUDO® Wall, Ceiling and Sign Panels, Flooring and OEM Products - Springfield, Illinois. Under signage they have Polymetal, which gets used for unstressed panels—the big wings on dirt track modifieds. Under Transportation products they have Plymetal, which has 5/8" plywood for the core. But the aluminum/fiberglass material the Trev folks used probably has the best strength/weight ratio. How about a self-skinned aluminum foam for the critical areas?