I know the hood and trunk are aluminium sheet, but is the rest of the body made of aluminium or just very thin sheet steel? Guess I could try sticking a magnet to it... A couple of guys and I were standing around talking over the engine bay and it was mentioned that you should keep a good hold on the hood because an errant gust could warp the hood (implied because the aluminum was so light.)....so we got to talking about body panels.

 

the rest of the body is stamped steel, minus the bumpers and mirrors which are plastic

 

dont magnets stick to aluminum? thought it was brass (tin+copper?) that was not magnetic

 

magnets work mostly on ferrous (iron) based metals.

 

An aluminum magnet works on aluminum. :D :p

 

There was an article Buger posted a while back that said our doors were made of a marijuana composite, can't find the thread though.

 

The rear doors are aluminum too.

Regards,
Gordon

 

Holy thread revival!

So just to confirm all the panels.

Bonnet = aluminum (aluminium in real english )
Trunk = steel
Front fenders = steel
Rear fenders = steel
Front doors = steel
Rear doors = aluminum
Front bumper = plastic
Rear bumper = plastic

Is that about right? Just making sure as there isnt a huge benefit in replacing an aluminum panel with an FRP or wet carbon one.

 

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