online metals has 0.08" 7075t6 but shipping from them would be pretty damn horrible. metalsupermarkets has a store here but dont stock the right thickness and i cant find a price so its prob rape as well =\ if i could find 6061 that would be just fine for a prototype chassis..
I need to scan my r1 chassis and copy it in solidworks, cut it on the machine at work. pretty sure our hardened carbide steel tools would go through any grade of aluminum just fine.
but it comes down to having the material. $100 a peice just isn't an option heh. but if enough people were interested, i could look at doing an online metals order and make lke 50 chassis plates.
lemme know how yours works out. throw something meatier than a vta at it as well heh. im running my R1PRO in full mod with a 4.5. i have blakes laptimes and team awsomatix to aspire to heh.
ps, just asked metal supermarkets for a quote on enough aluminum to make 10 chassis plates. ill try to find time to scan and copy the r1 chassis.