Finally getting stuff done on our cars

[Goat Blower]

Originally Posted by Jakey

If I were you, I'd get a 100% stock housing and send it off to Advanced Design Concepts to get a CAD model made. It is nearly impossible to 100% reverse engineer a piece like this without some sort of laser scan or touch probe because of all the fine details. By having a CAD model, you could have someone run an FEA simulation on the piece to determine where the stress concentrations are and then be able to specifically target your reinforcements.

Or you could just weld reinforcements and call it good. Some of y'all over complicate this stuff.

[Jakey]

Originally Posted by Goat Blower

Or you could just weld reinforcements and call it good. Some of y'all over complicate this stuff.

Yes and no. The problem is that stress concentrations are quite unpredictable, the opposite of what most think. Welding in reinforcements can dissipate those concentrations but they may also not address anything and in turn, add unnecessary weight.