[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Galvanized body panels
Hairy green toads from Mars made Phil Payne say: > In message <9807151200.AA14177@hunch.zk3.dec.com> Andrew Duane USG/PE writes: > > I heard this, too, and found it wierd. My '85 VW Golf was galvanized, > > as were all '85 VWs here. Strange that an $8500 Golf would be dipped, > > but a $35000 5000Q wouldn't be.... > > As I understand it, they're not actually dipped. The sheet steel is > galvanised, and the trick in the process is to cut and form it such > that the coating is pressed into the cut and maintains a complete > seal. There are also issues with welding, apparently. I seem to remember my brochures showing the frame being dipped. I don't remember there being any panels on yet, I assume they were galvanized separately. -- Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) duane@zk3.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation (603)-884-1294 110 Spit Brook Road M/S ZKO3-3/U14 Nashua, NH 03062-2698 Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it
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