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RickRick

posted on 23/7/14 at 06:41 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 23/7/14 at 06:51 AM Reply With Quote
Google Phenolic coated birch plywood as used in trailer floors 12 & 18mm thick.





Be Lucky Mike.

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RK

posted on 23/7/14 at 01:41 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 23/7/14 at 01:56 PM Reply With Quote
jabroc or phenolic ply





"Racing is life, everything else, before or after, is just waiting"---Steve McQueen

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RickRick

posted on 23/7/14 at 02:08 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 24/7/14 at 12:34 AM Reply With Quote
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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