RickRick
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| posted on 23/7/14 at 06:41 AM |
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Race car floor material
My mates just got himself a new Sports2000 vandiemon race car, but part of the floor is worn away and i'm not sure what it's made from
it's basicalyplywood but a very dark brown colour to it, and it seems a lot tougher than normal
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Myke 2463
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| posted on 23/7/14 at 06:51 AM |
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Google Phenolic coated birch plywood as used in trailer floors 12 & 18mm thick.
Be Lucky Mike.
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RK
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| posted on 23/7/14 at 01:41 PM |
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It is probably Jabroc, found on my car amongst a lot of race cars. I have a car similar.
I have a steel welded floor. The only question I have before replacing it with riveted and bonded ally, is how structural is it exactly??
[Edited on 23/7/14 by RK]
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CNHSS1
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| posted on 23/7/14 at 01:56 PM |
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jabroc or phenolic ply
"Racing is life, everything else, before or after, is just waiting"---Steve McQueen
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RickRick
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| posted on 23/7/14 at 02:08 PM |
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mostly its just to form a flat floor off the sides of the structural center chassie but it does also hold up the rads, oil cooler fuel swirl pot and
help support the side pods and rear bodywork
looks like phenolic ply at the moment only reason for replacmeant is it's been hanging down due to missing fixings where the oil cooler lives
and almost worn through
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RK
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| posted on 24/7/14 at 12:34 AM |
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My steel floor only goes as far as the edge of the chassis, and Jabroc is elsewhere, holding rads, battery and fire bottle up. I figure I can save 25
kilos of weight tho, by getting it all in ally. What engine is in your car and do you have pics?
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