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    1. Turbo Grand Prix

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    • jiggity76
      Body stiffness of w body

      By jiggity76 · Posted

      I own a 91 Cutlass International Series coupe and a 96 Cutlass Supreme sedan.  I guess I haven't noticed anything hinky going on with them when driving.  The sedan does great in the snow though, great traction, but that's another topic. Just for fun...a bit scary though.  But, it's also a 50 MPH crash so most cars from this era perform about the same.  I need to watch my rearview mirror more often, LOL.     This poor vert took a pretty good hit too.  Looks like it performed pretty well for not having a metal roof.         Concerning the B pillar area.  This very rare 90 International coupe met it's end unfortunately.  It still breaks my heart seeing it.  Accidents are so odd.  Can't believe that quarter glass is still intact.    
    • Vegeta
      Body stiffness of w body

      By Vegeta · Posted

      Ah ok so its still frequency but I didn't know a weakness in the chassis would lower the resonance.  Tune a stereo to the frequency of your vehicle for fun.  Tune it to whatever frequencies counteract the stress the chassis is under.   Anyway, where do you see any of these tests or results?  I didn't have much luck with the googles.
    • mycarsucks
      Body stiffness of w body

      By mycarsucks · Posted

      the 1st gen front ends are extremely strong. I just wish that they continued that same rigidity for the rest of the car. Primarily around the B pillar area and the rear end.
    • Amanita
      Body stiffness of w body

      By Amanita · Posted

      1st gens definitely love more rigidity, my Grand Prix noticeably benefited from the front and rear strut tower bars.
    • jiggity76
      Body stiffness of w body

      By jiggity76 · Posted

      Been reading some of the comments here and one thing I will say...the front structure of our cars, and I'm referring more to the 1st gens, they have an extremely strong front end.  I believe this is why the derby guys love them so much.  The rad support being welded in and with the way it's designed along with the added bars that connect the rad support to the strut towers, they can take a lot of impact.  I think those bars are more for directional or controlled collapse in an accident, but maybe the do add to the stiffness of the front end.
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