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  This section is intended to help explain the ins & outs of how cars work, starting from the basics.

Chassis Basics 1 - Chassis & Bodyshells   The basic kinds of design used to give a vehicle it's structural strength.
Chassis Basics 2 - Chassis Materials   Commonly-chosen materials for the manufacture of the above.
Chassis Basics 3 - Chassis Joining   A few of the ways to stick bits of chassis together - sometimes literally.
Chassis Basics 4 - Chassis Improvements   How adaptations can be made to improve chassis for competition use etc.

Suspension Basics 1 - Why We Need It   The reasons a suspension system is required.
Suspension Basics 2 - Components   A rough overview of the parts in a suspension system.
Suspension Basics 3 - Leaf Springs   Early developments in suspension springs, still in use today.
Suspension Basics 4 - Torsion Bar Springs   Twisted, but not evil.
Suspension Basics 5 - Coil Springs   Finally, something that looks like a spring...
Suspension Basics 6 - Rubber Springs   A natural choice of material, when you think about it.
Suspension Basics 7 - Hydrolastic & Hydragas Springs   Just go with the flow.
Suspension Basics 8 - Air Springs   Making the most of a free resource.
Suspension Basics 9 - Hydropneumatic Springs   How the French do things.
Suspension Basics 10 - Undamped Suspension   Bouncy. Very bouncy.
Suspension Basics 11 - Friction Dampers   Rub-a-dub-dub...