Is there any reason why round tube instead of square is used up front to triangulate the engine bay sides?

round tube is even strong in every direction.

Square tube not.

you always want as much distance from the 0 line this is a virtual line in every profile...

Tks

I see. It encompasses a greater area thus making it stronger. Cheers.

That the triangulation on the side of the engine bay was in round tube so that the aluminium panel can bend around it smoothly.

The panel there isn't flat you see, the bottom front corner is some way inboard of the top and rear edges, therefore it needs to bend along the line of that diagonal tube.

If it was square it would have a sharp crease, round = smooth curve.

Well, that's what i thought anyway!

Adam

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Originally posted by mistergrumpy
I see. It encompasses a greater area thus making it stronger. Cheers.

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