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I would be surprised if anyone actually watches even one of my videos end-to-end. They are detailed, repetitive, and I obviously I don't script what I do. They are more for me, video notes, cleaned up a bit so that someone else can get something out of it. I now have *5* subscribers ... 5 more than I ever expected.
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I'll go with 'roll or flange the edges of that opening and gusset the corners.'
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Rolling the edges sounds easier than filing them. Maybe that's just because I don't know what's involved in rolling the edges?
Gussets are like rounding out the inside corners, right? That sounds like it will still require filing.
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That's not a body-on-frame car, is it?
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I don't think so. The frame appears to be shaped steel that is spot-welded to lighter gauge steel on the floor and around the pillars. But it's covered with rust inhibitor ... and I'm not really a mechanical person ... so that's just what I think.
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I think roll cages are generally welded in.
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Oh. In that case, I guess any research I do will be for education only!
The 2 x 4 support system extends from above the floor in the back seat to the rear supports between the rear wheels. So the batteries sit above that.
The 2 x 4s are screwed down to the floor, the rear support has a box built around it to tie the 2 x 4s into.
Rev 2, with 4 inch square aluminum tube, should look a bit more like I designed something.
The 2 x 4's look like I made things up as I went. And I did. I started with a design that didn't work out in the first step ... so I improvised my way through it. You can likely tell that since the 'plan' I talk about at the start of the video never seems to describe what I end up with at the end. I run into issues, and I adapt.