My striker chassis is due back from the paint shop on Tue so starting to plan my rebuild.
First job is to re-panel the chassis. I've managed to salvage some of the original alloy panel's and I've had them powder coated black.
My chassis has be modified for hillclimbs and sprints to accept a bike engine with the addition of a full weld on roll cage so it seems to be extremely stiff without any alloy panels attached.
My question is do I need to bond and rivet my alloy panels back on. Don't really want to cover my freshly painted chassis in messy sticky black stuff if it isn't fully necessary.
Could I use some double sided black tape between the chassis and alloy panels to prevent any vibration prior to riveting them into position.
Does bonding them into position massively increase an already stiff chassis stiffness or am I missing something.
Thanks

Which panels? Sides, back, tunnel and floor? I would bond and rivet, definitely the floor. Although I don't think it would matter too much on the back panel. Me, I would bond them all.

It would be hard to say the effect of bonding would have on your chassis stiffness, but even if bonding only adds a small amount it would still be worth doing in my mind, especially for competition.

Floor and transmission tunnel to start of with then I've got to make some new panel's for the rear bulkhead and side panel's.

Hi
I would bond to keep water out of all the chassis tubes even if you rivet as well.

Nick M