These sections are made of 1" square cold rolled steel tubing. Joints are heli-arc welded with hi-strength weld rod (walls are 0.050" thick).
They provide extra security to feet in event of accident and provide solid anchoring for front suspension and roll bar and rear space frame attachment (thus spreading loads out into the attached aluminim monoque chassis).
Seat shape attachment points
Eight 1/2" threaded fastners for attaching back half of frame to aluminum monocoque front frame. When disconnected, the car frame separates into two parts.These are riveted into the back side of the square side structures that also house the fuel tanks.
Eight threaded steel rods (4 per side) for attaching roll bar base.
