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Originally Posted by olddog
In my opinion the OPs pictures do not look like the Bennet pictures in the link. The nose of the Bennet is kind of octagon shaped. In other words, there is a 45^ piece of tubing in the corners. Also the Bennet main rail is more like 3" tube where the OPs is 1.5 - 2" main rails.
I get the space frame can be lighter and stronger. Kind of like roof trusses verses ceiling joists and rafters. The space frame needs to have triangles in the vertical and horizontal directions. There may be some going vertical, but I cannot see them in the picture. Without them this frame would be like a noodle, unless the body was designed to be a structural member of the frame. The body would have to be at least 1/4" thick glass.
To the OP are there stress cracks in the body?
I wouldn't be surprised if this is home made car and not sold by any of the kit manufacturers. I would be seriously concerned about the design strength of this car. It may be done well and no problem, but until I understood it, I would be concerned.
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I can see vertical triangulation in pictures 3 & 4 when I look at them on my desktop. Much harder to see on my phone.
BTW, I notice those coilovers appear to be on a quite an angle - much less vertical than I'm used to seeing.