Chassis Progress 12/09

Since the last update, the chassis has been completed, with only small mounts left to be added. The finished chassis came together just after Christmas, then suspension and engine mounts were added. The complete frame weighed in at 30kg, with mounts, an decrease of 8kg over last year.
The process of welding the chassis continued, with a number of different jigs being used:

With the frame complete, the suspension mounts had to be added. These were set at angles specified by the suspension team and welded to the frame.

And then engine mounts.

The next stage for us is to paint the chassis once the final mounting points are on, and then assemble the car

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We would like to welcome Mobil1 as our primary sponsor to Team Sussex, their contribution to the project is greatly appreciated.

Chassis design is almost complete, just a few tweaks to make. the FEW has shown a stiffness of ~1750 NM/degree, but now trying to lighten it and have it modelled by Friday (24th), with a new mock chassis built by the end of the month.

Suspension and driver control teams have been collaborating and as such the suspension geometry is progressing nicely.