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Bratvold
09-09-2005, 07:02 PM
I was reading a couple month old R&T and this one reader letter said that the old

Morgan Aeros used wood, but that the new C6 and Escalade use wood in functional areas too.

I was trying to think where, but I can't think of where.
jr. gong
09-09-2005, 07:06 PM
IIRC, it's a type of bamboo(?) used on the floor to save weight..
DrEvyl
09-09-2005, 07:09 PM
Originally posted by DrewSG3
IIRC, it's a type of bamboo(?) used on the floor to save weight..

:no: balsa wood, sandwiched between aluminum. It's actually stronger than metal and lighter.
jr. gong
09-09-2005, 07:09 PM
Originally posted by DrEvyl
:no: balsa wood, sandwiched between aluminum. It's actually stronger than metal and lighter.

That's it.. I was drawing a blank. :)
Bratvold
09-09-2005, 07:10 PM
Originally posted by DrEvyl
:no: balsa wood, sandwiched between aluminum. It's actually stronger than metal and lighter.

Cool

The editor replied to the letter and said balsa, but didn't say where it was.

hmm...interesting.
DrEvyl
09-09-2005, 08:24 PM
Originally posted by Bratvold
Cool

The editor replied to the letter and said balsa, but didn't say where it was.

hmm...interesting.

It's in the floorboard of the car :true:
Harmon Rabb
09-11-2005, 07:15 AM
Originally posted by DrEvyl
It's in the floorboard of the car :true:

that just sounds funny. i remember building balsa wood model airplanes when i was a kid. :D

so does the new Z06 have extra balsa wood to make it lighter? :hmm:
Nova5
09-11-2005, 05:11 PM
Can you imagine what the doctors would think in a crash?

Where the hell did he get this 6" splinter from in the middle of the damn street?
Whut
09-12-2005, 06:27 AM
Originally posted by Nova5
Can you imagine what the doctors would think in a crash?

Where the hell did he get this 6" splinter from in the middle of the damn street?

Have you ever seen a Corvette crash? I was watching one of those "worlds scariest police videos" and they showed a lady run from the cops in a C5. She lost control at around 80 MPH and hit the center divide. The car just disintegrated around the cabin. She hobbled away with a broken foot but the car was toast. I dont think a splinter can form from the dust the car turned into. :o
DrEvyl
09-12-2005, 07:18 AM
Originally posted by Berman
that just sounds funny. i remember building balsa wood model airplanes when i was a kid. :D

so does the new Z06 have extra balsa wood to make it lighter? :hmm:

No, it has lighter metal, and carbon fiber fenders.
Harmon Rabb
09-12-2005, 07:20 AM
Originally posted by DrEvyl
No, it has lighter metal, and carbon fiber fenders.

bad ass. i read about the possible 'blue devil' having even more light weight parts. :cool:
GoingtoArgen
09-12-2005, 10:54 AM
Originally posted by Whut
Have you ever seen a Corvette crash? I was watching one of those "worlds scariest police videos" and they showed a lady run from the cops in a C5. She lost control at around 80 MPH and hit the center divide. The car just disintegrated around the cabin. She hobbled away with a broken foot but the car was toast. I dont think a splinter can form from the dust the car turned into. :o

you see the one where the C4 broke in half when it hit the rear of the semi?The guy didn't even get hurt after being ejected in the seated position?

sorry for the OT guys :hs:

Is that balsa wood a good noise insulator?
87f383
09-12-2005, 06:06 PM
Originally posted by White LM7
Is that balsa wood a good noise insulator?



:yup:
BigE
09-12-2005, 07:38 PM
The C6 Z06 also has an aluminum frame whereas the base C6 has the exact same frame made from steel.
1STLS1
10-07-2005, 02:48 AM
They cover the balsa wood with a fiberglass, it's pretty wild how they do it.

The plant that made the ones for the C5 was located in NW Pennsylvania. I was at a Corvette shop located in that town picking up some stuff and the guy showed me a warehouse where he had some of the preproduction runs of them. He even offered to give me a couple of the floor pans, but I really didn't have a use for them. :D :cool:
BrightRedOne
10-07-2005, 04:08 AM
Originally posted by BigE
The C6 Z06 also has an aluminum frame whereas the base C6 has the exact same frame made from steel.

So it's definetly lighter, but isn't aluminium also signficantly weaker then steel?
BrightRedOne
10-07-2005, 04:09 AM
Originally posted by BigE
The C6 Z06 also has an aluminum frame whereas the base C6 has the exact same frame made from steel.

So it's definetly lighter, but isn't aluminium also signficantly weaker then steel? Seems like you may see a little more flexing when you start seeing these 800+ hp Z06's especially launching on MT's dropping from 6k.
alivegy
10-07-2005, 06:09 AM
Originally posted by White LM7
you see the one where the C4 broke in half when it hit the rear of the semi?The guy didn't even get hurt after being ejected in the seated position?

sorry for the OT guys :hs:

Is that balsa wood a good noise insulator?

He didn't hit it, he tried to pass it and the turbulence coming off the back sucked the back end off the ground and spun him out because he was going WELL over 100 at the time.