Sentences with phrase «steel body panels»
On cars with steel body panels, a different sound could indicate that body fillers have been used to repair rust spots.
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One easy and inexpensive method to test for the presence of fillers in steel body panels is carried out using a refrigerator magnet.
However, the same media outlet claims Ford is likely to stick with steel body panels for the new Explorer, unlike the aluminum treatment it applied on its F - series pickup trucks.
In 1981 and 1982, the DeLorean DMC - 12 production automobile used Type - 304 stainless steel body panels over a glass - reinforced plastic monocoque.
The sleek, galvanized steel body panels of the 2013 Audi TT are visually striking and distinctly German - looking.
Unlike the F - series trucks, the Explorer and its Lincoln counterpart will have mostly steel body panels.
The galvanized - steel body panels come from West Germany, as do the anti-lock brakes, convertible top, seats and some instrument panel components.
Decades ago, the Corvette proved that a high - performance vehicle did not require steel body panels.
Stainless steel body panels, aluminum V6 engine, leather interior, and gull - wing doors that lift like an eagle taking flight, the ill - fated DeLorean DMC - 12 achieves a mythological presence in Make it new John, Duncan Campbell's recent film and corresponding installation at Artists Space.
In just four months, Infiniti hammered steel body panels into this gorgeous shape and equipped an electric powertrain (borrowed from the next - generation Nissan Leaf).
The stainless steel body panels were an attractive design concept and impervious to corrosion, but in practice the sheen surface tended to show fingerprints.
The new 2016 Audi TT chassis, dressed in a mix of aluminum and steel body panels, weighs some 3,150 pounds, about 50 pounds lighter than its predecessor.
The new version jettisons the weights, switches from body - on - frame construction to unibody, and trades its steel body panels for aluminum.
No modifications have been made to the steel body panels, just minor changes to the front and rear fascias.
Factoring in the sophistication of the chassis, the innovative techniques for crimping together aluminum and steel body panels, the powertrain that has spiritual contact with the 918 Spyder, and so much more, the E-Hybrid Sport Turismo is quite a marvel.
The Giugiaro - penned bombshell would be powered by a mid-mounted engine, its doors would open vertically, and, to help it stand the test of time, De Lorean envisioned a chassis made of a corrosion - proof urethane plastic resin wrapped in brushed stainless - steel body panels.
On cars with all steel body panels, a different sound could indicate that body fillers have been used to repair rust spots.