| "The small number of tubes that aren't in an "ideal" situation shouldn't drive the total design if it makes construction much more difficult."
True Bob, from a manufacturers perspective, but depending on the goal or end use some people will willingly trade a more difficult construction (and possibly higher costs) for resulting gains in other areas. Car construction is a marriage of conflicting requirements. The major advantage of doing ones own build from scratch is that you decide which level of compromise you are prepared to accept in any one aspect in return for advantages elsewhere. One is not bound by decisions made by other people to suit their particular design parameters.
However since Gregg is looking for info so he can make a decision over which kit to choose, knowing the underlying basics and understanding why something is built a certain way, or why it should really be built differently, means he can make a more informed decision over what is the best compromise for him. For any individual it is a matter of determining which is the best kit for his purposes. It will not be the same kit that someone else with a totally different set of requirements will choose.
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