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Originally Posted by christofoo
In the interest of not loosing our stuff and ruining a family trip, I put some thought into the most prominent forces the frame has to withstand, i.e. the bumpy road scenario.
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Are you going to add a reinforcing triangle of steel as you show in this drawing just to the right of where you have the curving arrow showing 800 ft/lbs of force? I see this as a high stress area. A sudden bump will try to separate your weld here. I believe you WILL need to over-engineer this joint.
Your pivot point could be anchored to the edge of the trunk lip with some straps. Looks great! Can't wait!