Thought I might create a little thread here as I'm motivated (at the moment) to try and get on with this and there's a fair bit of experience and expertise here that I would like to draw on.
Following on from my post in "Things I have made today" I have welded those rear tubes that I had tacked on and completed the rear shock mount plates with stiffeners. Tonight I cut out the lower tube to give clearance for the diff nose and prop. The floor panels that I cut years ago have been dragged out and this brings me to my first question.
I want to avoid the dreaded pinging floor syndrome. The floor is specced at 1.2mm steel. I have a bead roller to put some ribs in so I am wondering about the best design. I have seen an X shape used once in the past, is this a good idea? The floor panels are longer than they are wide so I assume they would bend more front to back along the longest axis so I thought ribs running side to side would interrupt this. I had a look a mini replacement floors but I notice they have ribs running front to back along the long axis instead so maybe my thinking is wrong.
How many ribs would be necessary? I think too many might distort or alter the panel dimensions too much. If I get it all wrong it won't be the end of the world to start the floors again. I think I'm on a hiding to nothing as I probably should have put the ribs in first and then cut the panel to fit after. Some pics.
Random image of Mini replacement floor. Something to emulate?
Following on from my post in "Things I have made today" I have welded those rear tubes that I had tacked on and completed the rear shock mount plates with stiffeners. Tonight I cut out the lower tube to give clearance for the diff nose and prop. The floor panels that I cut years ago have been dragged out and this brings me to my first question.
I want to avoid the dreaded pinging floor syndrome. The floor is specced at 1.2mm steel. I have a bead roller to put some ribs in so I am wondering about the best design. I have seen an X shape used once in the past, is this a good idea? The floor panels are longer than they are wide so I assume they would bend more front to back along the longest axis so I thought ribs running side to side would interrupt this. I had a look a mini replacement floors but I notice they have ribs running front to back along the long axis instead so maybe my thinking is wrong.
How many ribs would be necessary? I think too many might distort or alter the panel dimensions too much. If I get it all wrong it won't be the end of the world to start the floors again. I think I'm on a hiding to nothing as I probably should have put the ribs in first and then cut the panel to fit after. Some pics.
Random image of Mini replacement floor. Something to emulate?