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On 14 Apr 2003 at 8:54, Jaranson, John (J.W.) wrote: > > The full-size car is expected to have unstressed carbon fiber body panels (why > > bother?,) > > Not true. The body panels are almost all aluminum stampings. There > are a few carbon panels where stamping was not feasible or practical. > Carbon is used over fiberglass for stiffness and weight. They are not > unstressed, but are also not a monocoque structure like a Formula one > car. Here's a quote from the handout I picked up at the show: "CHASSIS As on the historic car, the composite body panels are unstressed. Ford's SVT Engineering group developed an all-new aluminum spaceframe as the foundation for the concept. It features four-wheel independent suspension with unequal- length control arms and longitudinally mounted spring-damper units to allow for its low profile." I guess the copy writers just got ahead of themselves. Type 3 content: At least some of OUR body panels are unstressed. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org