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To: yarddog
I don’t think aluminum bodies are necessarily a bad idea.

Agreed, aluminum can be strengthened decently. You also have the advantage of not rusting.
30 posted on 07/27/2012 3:07:52 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: cripplecreek

Aluminium welds have a tendency to crack under flex. The body will have to be much stiffer.


76 posted on 07/27/2012 4:41:05 PM PDT by dblshot (Insanity: electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
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To: cripplecreek

You also have the advantage of not rusting.
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Aluminum rusts , it’s just white rust instead of red..


81 posted on 07/27/2012 4:56:41 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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