
Can someone explain how hydroforming works? - CorvetteForum
2010年10月11日 · Robots place the bent tube into the lower half of a hydroforming die where the ends are sealed. A combination of water, mixed with a touch of oil and corrosion inhibitor, is …
Hydroformed Aluminum - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette …
2002年12月31日 · In the case of the Corvette, hydroforming works very well with the chassis architecture. You can build a Vette chassis without hydroformed side rails but it will cost a …
Bending Corvette Iron With Water - Technologue
1997年11月2日 · Tube hydroforming is a not-so-common technical term that describes a relatively new automotive metal-forming process in which small (garden hose-size) closed cross-section …
GM Hydroforming 101 - DigitalCorvettes.com Corvette Forums
2004年3月5日 · GM has pioneered much of the hydroforming technology it is using today, and has earned some 25 hydroforming patents in the process. It has a 3.6 million-square-foot …
Tagged: hydroformed perimeter frame - Corvette Report
2020年1月17日 · The pending C8 aside, the C5 was the most revolutionary Corvette; because of the hydroformed steel perimeter frame, center backbone, all-aluminum LS1 fuel-injected …
Hydroformed chassis - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum …
2007年8月26日 · Were all C5 Corvettes manufactured with the hydroformed chassis or whatever? Yep. I've seen specials on TV about it. I think it was a show called "Super Factories" or …
Corvette, the term hydro-formed frame is usually mentioned. We are usually told that the process in-volves water under high pressure. An informative exhibit at this year's Nashville celebra-tion …
1997 Corvette C5; Suspension Overview, New Transaxle Design …
Numerous "high tech" synthetic fillers were tried, but none matched the stiffness, light weight and damping performance of natural balsa wood. The chassis side rails were shaped through a …
Secrets of the 1997-2004 C5 Chevrolet Corvette Chassis
2021年11月28日 · Whereas the 1984-1996 Chevrolet Corvette featured a traditional boxed perimeter frame that was matched with a 'birdcage' to create the vehicle's underpinning …
Vehicles Using Hydroformed Components - American Hydroformers
2013年11月21日 · The 2014 Corvette Stingray C7: The brand new (and newly designed) 2014 Corvette will feature a much improved, and lighter chassis made from hydroformed aluminum. …