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Old Oct 11, 2019 | 08:20 AM
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Hey Guys, My '16 Z06 is my first "new" vette (owned a '65 Roadster back in the day, 395/425HP) and it got me thinking are the vettes still fiberglass cars or are most of their body parts now "composite/plastics"? I thought I read the Z06 hoods are CF but just from tapping on the other body parts it doesn't sound/feel like what I would describe as fiberglass, feels more like plastic composites. So what are our vettes made out of now?
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Old Oct 11, 2019 | 08:34 AM
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https://www.plasticstoday.com/conten...15602098222979
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Wow...thanks dude...didn't expect such a detailed Engineering reply. Interesting that they say the mass was reduced in '16 models...so I assume my '16 C7 Z06 weighs less then the '15 C7 Z06

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The following quote is from the posted link, near the top. I bet a LOT of current Vette owners would be interested to see this...

"TCA was formulated to eliminate the occurrence of paint pop defects..." NOT!
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