Chassis stiffness

[The Radium King]

ok - first pic is of the rear of the pssgr compartment. you can see the door jamb on the left and the front mounting point for the roll bar. it is at about the same level as the jam, sits a bit inboard, and there is enough thread on the studs to accommodate a mounting plate.



second pic shows the front footwell of the pssgr compartment. you can see where the strong green steel member runs - it is the darker section just below the insulation with the three holes in it. again, you can see the door jamb on the right and it is about the same level as the jamb. would be very easy to fabricate a plate to bolt here.



otherwise, the bar would be low - just a bit higher than the jab. run close to the jamb at the front and move in a touch as it gets closer to the rear. looks like no interference with the door panel unless aftermarket door speakers that stuck out too much, and would fit with my seats. would require trimming front and rear carpet panels; no wiring appears to be in the way.

[Robert986]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

ok - first pic is of the rear of the pssgr compartment. you can see the door jamb on the left and the front mounting point for the roll bar. it is at about the same level as the jam, sits a bit inboard, and there is enough thread on the studs to accommodate a mounting plate.



second pic shows the front footwell of the pssgr compartment. you can see where the strong green steel member runs - it is the darker section just below the insulation with the three holes in it. again, you can see the door jamb on the right and it is about the same level as the jamb. would be very easy to fabricate a plate to bolt here.



otherwise, the bar would be low - just a bit higher than the jab. run close to the jamb at the front and move in a touch as it gets closer to the rear. looks like no interference with the door panel unless aftermarket door speakers that stuck out too much, and would fit with my seats. would require trimming front and rear carpet panels; no wiring appears to be in the way.

Interesting idea there!!! But wouldn´t it interfere with the fuse box on the drivers side?

[Robert986]

Found this old thread.. Did I actually kill the thread with my negativity? (I'm sure my wife would think so..)

Any new thoughts on this topic?
One thing I thought about, would it be possible and effective to glue on a couple of layer of carbon fiber to the side/floorpan/tunnel, thus adding extra stiffnes? Why not?

Got the idea from converting my daycruiser hull to sandwich with a distance material (divinycell) and fiberglass/epoxy. The boat became very stiff without adding much.