RE: [T3] Seat rails guides and carbon fiber mockups

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

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.

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