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1. Why unibody? (score: 1): Author: Tim Nagy <nagyt@stargate.duq.edu>; Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 22:46:24 -0500; Here's one I haven't seen...why did MG decide on a unibody versus a traditional chassis. I'm sorry if this is one of those "obvious things that every MG owner should know", but I just thought it woul; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00985.html (6,902 bytes)
2. Re: Why unibody? (score: 1): Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:16:32; Same reason as other manufacturers, reduced cost of production. I believe the first MG sedan with unibody construction was the MG ZA Magnette (1955 model), and the first MG sports car with unibody co; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00988.html (7,051 bytes)
3. Re: Why unibody? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 08:40:35 -0800; Well, it was the wave of the future, circa 1960. Sunbeam's Alpine was already on the road with a unibody. MG couldn't be left behind (or so they thought). Of course, the advantages are all at the man; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01009.html (7,575 bytes)
4. Re: Why unibody? (score: 1): Author: Keith Wheeler <keithw@sand.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:18:00 -0800; No flame suit needed. It's only obvious if you are in to mechanical engineering. Traditional frame chassis cars are horrid. They're heavy, have no torsional stiffness to speak of, and require more ma; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01012.html (8,122 bytes)
5. Re: Why unibody? (score: 1): Author: MGMagnette@aol.com; Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:37:03 EST; I'm going to suggest that the way MG assembled the MGB had a lot to do with the choice of a unibody. This might be a chicken before the egg idea, but if MG had made MGs with chassis... where the trad; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01013.html (8,067 bytes)
6. Re: Why unibody? (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 19:45:28 -0000; Doesn't the TR6 have a seperate body and chassis? At any rate, BMIHT make TR6 bodies and deliver them on a transportation 'chassis', presumably Pressed Steel or whoever could have done, if not actual; /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01014.html (9,232 bytes)

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