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As I understand it the thinner the metal the more susceptable it is to distortion. The hot dip galvanizing process seems to release all the stresses within the metals, which is more apparent with welded/fabricated units. The heating/cooling induced (welding) stresses need to be fully balanced in production to prevent untoward distortion. Land Rover chassis's for example are built of 3-5mm plate that is immensely strong but the galvanizing process turns it all into butter - Land Rover won't for that reason galvanize their chassis. Looking at your chassis build which looks very strong for the application I would be concerned that it would still distort. You could try it but it would be a shame if after all your excellent work if it did distort.
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