Hydro-forming
05-09-2019, 09:00 PM
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Hydro-forming
Watching Texas Metal and they chopped up a brand new Camaro ZL1 and made an aluminum frame - got me thinking about how ours were made - like this?
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El original (05-10-2019)
05-09-2019, 10:40 PM
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I am sure the experts will chime in but I believe the C5 frame rails are hydraulically formed using fluid pressure to bend and form curves in the steel without heating or welding it.
05-10-2019, 10:37 AM
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Very interesting article.
05-10-2019, 12:32 PM
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06-21-2019, 07:21 AM
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