Chassis bracing (floorpan)

[thelazerviking]

EXACTLY what i'm talking about!

haha woo! yay

get 'em!

[thelazerviking]

PS they're pretty expensive!

you get the idea though, you could probably make them or have them made for a lot cheaper

[AusSuper]

cheers fellas, 1303 steve (aussieveedubbers) not sure if hes same on here has sent me those pics just before, and funnyily enough i came up with the same thing before i seen them, well that was the first stage, running it slightly taller and running an X under the pan on the higher section, that way i dont loose any ground clearance overall, cos the rear of the pan is the lowest point. will try to steal someones camera for a second to take some pics of the beast throught the build, but yeah parts are a higher priority for me over a camera sorry

[V.waffe 3]

Has anyone tried to use pillar foam or the like to stiffen the pan. I have seen a couple of 300zxs stiffened with foam. I think that if you filled the heater channels with the stuff it would probably do something similar for our rides. Granted you would need to close off the doors to the engine and remove the j-tubes, but hell most you guys have probably removed those by noe any how. I am not positive as to where or what type of foam they used on the Nissans, but at O'Reilly Auto Parts where I was a refinish adviser we had some pillar filling expanding foam that I had thought of trying. This foam is made by Duramix. I never got the chance to chat with their rep though. I can look a little deeper into this subject if anyone would like me too. Duramix also makes a full line of body panel adhesives. They are crazy strong, but not reccommended for load bearing structures like full floor pans. The stuff didn't come apart when they pulled on it with a frame machine!

[thelazerviking]

i'm actually relly interested in that, that's pretty cool and innovative. if oyu have more info or could bet some that would be pretty cool

thanks,
James

[Bullyboy]

foam is not a good idea for the long term.
We used spray foam insulation to try to seal things up years ago, them we spent hours picking it out before the body panels were replaced from rust.
Unless this stuff is different???

[Racelook]

Originally Posted by Bullyboy

foam is not a good idea for the long term.
We used spray foam insulation to try to seal things up years ago, them we spent hours picking it out before the body panels were replaced from rust.
Unless this stuff is different???

Also my $0,02