Thread: Bond or Bolt
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Old 11-11-2004, 03:11 PM
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I believe it depends on how your chassis/body was engineered. Some are designed to be what is called a montique (i think thats how you spell it) chassis. This is where the stiffness of the car depends on bonding the body to the chassis. Others are designed for the chassis to take all of the stress load with out depending on the body to assist. hence, mounting the body on rubber pads. Bonding this type of body to the chassis could put undo stress on the body creating cracks in your fiberglass & also overstiffening your chassis. Chassis are designed (when done correctly) to have a given amount of flex. I would check with your manufacturer and see what they say before bonding. WOW does that make any sense??? Just my opinion. Chas
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