Re: chassis stiffening: foam in the rockers...

[Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com>]

It is true that they are hollow, as is much of the A1 chassis (was
interesting staring at the cut up mk2 at Daun's, didn't you get a look?)..

As for where to find the foam...I don't know...would be interesting to try
though!  there would be lots of places I would want to fill in!

Eric


On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Scott Williams wrote:

> Yo, are the rocker panels in the Scirocco hollow? They have to be, right?
> I'm considering filling them up with structural foam. Some months ago, Sport
> Compact Car injected this foam into their project 300ZX's rockers. Once the
> foam hardened, they reported a substantial increase in chassis
> rigidity -something that the A1 chassis does *not* have in spades. -better
> suspension geometry? -less creaks and rattles? I'll take it!
> 
> I realize that this is a fairly esoteric topic, but you know me. I love to
> push the envelope. Does anyone have any idea where to get this stuff?
> Gracias.
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