The redesigned 2010 Chevrolet Equinox shares its’ body structure with the 2010 GMC Terrain which has a little UHSS. The side door impact beams (13) and the rocker panel (14).
Read More »2010 GMC Acadia, and Saturn Outlook
The GM Goodwrench site has finally updated with some new vehicle body structure information. Take a look at the image of the picture below to find where UHSS is used on this vehicle platform. No surprise that the body side ...
Read More »2010 Chevrolet Malibu High-Strength Steel
The 2010 Chevrolet Malibu safety features include high-strength steel safety cage as seen below. Additional features related to the safety cage include: Side-door beams that help reduce penetration into the passenger compartmentduring shallow-angle side collisions Side-impact, cross-car beams are designed ...
Read More »2008 Chevrolet Malibu B-Pillar
If you take a look at the image below you will see that the B-Pillar reinforcement is made from Dual Phase (DP) 980. Just in case you are wondering where DP 980 ranks in the strength of UHSS take a ...
Read More »What is a Body in White (BIW)?
Today I want to focus on a little terminolgy. First off, BIW stands for Body in White . All activities in the production of a Vehicle Body or Shell before it goes to the Paint shop are done in a ...
Read More »2010 Chevrolet Camaro Body Structure UHSS
Even as a Ford guy, I really would hate to see a new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro come under the blades of a cutter! However, we all need to know what to except just in case a 16 year old “borrows” ...
Read More »2008 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell/HydroGen4
2008 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell/HydroGen4 The entire fuel cell stack/inverter/controller/motor system is packaged to fit into the space within the standard Equinox engine compartment. Just like a standard internal combustion power-train, the fuel cell/electric drive system is assembled to the ...
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