Building a dirt car is sort of like building a bridge, but without the luxury of using huge I-beams. We had a rule of thumb on the Northern California Sportsman cars we fabbed up- - - -"Build it 3 times as strong as you think you need it, and don't be too surprised when it breaks!"
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!