waltj wrote:
I'm not sure how far you are from Hollister, Mo,
A full day there and back.
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I also found the same studs on the Home Depot web site. You might also look at Lowes.
Yep. Neither will deliver less than a bundle of 180 to my local stores.
After thinking about it for a while, I guess I'll go with regular 2x6s, keep an eye on warpage, and just shim the work area as necessary. [sigh]
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If you want to have the engine and transmission plus the suspension in place as you build, you'll have to give considerable thought to the bracing and cross-bracing.
One advantage of using a mouse motor the complete dressed driveline weighs around 200 pounds. I'll just put the back sawhorse under the engine and it should be fine.
Hey, at least I'm using the big 1000cc engine and not the wimpy 660cc engine that Caterham puts in the 160...