Unibody structural integrity
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chrisgerman1983
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Unibody structural integrity
I am considering chopping up an astro to build a small RV how much of the body can you cut away without having to add reinforcement?
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WoodButcher
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Re: Unibody structural integrity
W/o reinforcement? none.
When Stan did his astromino and let it off the jack stands he had ripples in the body which points to stresses unaccounted for when cutting down to a pick-up.
I ran my '97 work van with barn doors on the back into the ditch one snowy day and the way it was sitting I couldn't open the back doors. That van has 280,000 miles and beat on all it's life so I expect a "little loose" but it was racked bad. When it as back on level road it was back to normal.
When Stan did his astromino and let it off the jack stands he had ripples in the body which points to stresses unaccounted for when cutting down to a pick-up.
I ran my '97 work van with barn doors on the back into the ditch one snowy day and the way it was sitting I couldn't open the back doors. That van has 280,000 miles and beat on all it's life so I expect a "little loose" but it was racked bad. When it as back on level road it was back to normal.
'93 Safari shorty, 350 swap
'05 Astro AWD, lifted, 6 liter, cammed, ported and programmed for fast.
'93 cargo, work in progress
'05 Astro AWD, lifted, 6 liter, cammed, ported and programmed for fast.
'93 cargo, work in progress