Corvette Chassis.
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I have to put my 
head on here to give the full picture. The C5's chassis rails are hydroformed steel rather than aluminium. There are aluminium and magnesium alloys used in some suspension and structural parts, but the big bits are steel. Evidence is shown here in an unfortunate house fire:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=766760
Note that all the alloy parts (such as the engine and the suspension wishbones) have melted away in the fire but that the steel chassis has not.
Makes my cracked wing look rather insignificant !
head on here to give the full picture. The C5's chassis rails are hydroformed steel rather than aluminium. There are aluminium and magnesium alloys used in some suspension and structural parts, but the big bits are steel. Evidence is shown here in an unfortunate house fire: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=766760
Note that all the alloy parts (such as the engine and the suspension wishbones) have melted away in the fire but that the steel chassis has not.
Makes my cracked wing look rather insignificant !
This is a C3 chassis:
Whereas this is a C5 chassis:
And this is what Greenwood thought of the C4 chassis:
www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/C4s.html
Here's a cut explaining the difference between C4 and C5:
"The C5 had a totally new frame featuring massive hydroformed steel rails and a very rigid boxed structure at both ends. The Hydroformed rails are the largest pieces manufactured by this process for automotive applications and well optimized for the task. They replace C4 rails which were fabricated from 14 individual pieces welded together. The drivetrain tunnel is now a closed box with a sealed bottom. Windshield and dash structures feature many cast and extruded aluminum components and a magnesium steering column support to provide great strength and light weight. The new frame is considerably more rigid than the C4 and the overall body structure stiffer than a Mercedes SL convertible. The improved structure provides a better platform for the suspension to work against "
>> Edited by LuS1fer on Friday 5th March 20:14
Whereas this is a C5 chassis:
And this is what Greenwood thought of the C4 chassis:
www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/C4s.html
Here's a cut explaining the difference between C4 and C5:
"The C5 had a totally new frame featuring massive hydroformed steel rails and a very rigid boxed structure at both ends. The Hydroformed rails are the largest pieces manufactured by this process for automotive applications and well optimized for the task. They replace C4 rails which were fabricated from 14 individual pieces welded together. The drivetrain tunnel is now a closed box with a sealed bottom. Windshield and dash structures feature many cast and extruded aluminum components and a magnesium steering column support to provide great strength and light weight. The new frame is considerably more rigid than the C4 and the overall body structure stiffer than a Mercedes SL convertible. The improved structure provides a better platform for the suspension to work against "
>> Edited by LuS1fer on Friday 5th March 20:14
I'm sure Greenwood have their merits but just looks at what they've done to butcher the Corvette design over the years, e.g. just look at this MONSTROSITY:
www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/ForSale/FS79daytonaleft.jpg
P.S. how did you get pics in your post?
www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/ForSale/FS79daytonaleft.jpg
P.S. how did you get pics in your post?
malc350 said:
I'm sure Greenwood have their merits but just looks at what they've done to butcher the Corvette design over the years, e.g. just look at this MONSTROSITY:
www.greenwoodcorvettes.com/ForSale/FS79daytonaleft.jpg
P.S. how did you get pics in your post?
Oh my God ,what is that?
,Hmm wonder why?
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