B-pillars eh?
B-pillars eh? Dont know if this is a repost or not but my buddy sent this to me knowing i was a camaro buff so i thought id share
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=122816#4
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=122816#4
I would have been shocked if there weren't any B-Pillers . . .
I don't think there is a single 2 door coupe on the market without them . . .
Do wish they weren't there, but oh well.
Say thanks to the Federal Government, NTSA, Insurance Co's and Lawyers for that one . . . .
I don't think there is a single 2 door coupe on the market without them . . .
Do wish they weren't there, but oh well.
Say thanks to the Federal Government, NTSA, Insurance Co's and Lawyers for that one . . . .
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
I hope they don't screw this one up. I'll say one thing right now.... I've been planning on dumping $30-35k if necessary at my local Chevy dealer to get one of these things when they come out, but if I'm not 100% happy with the design, forget it. I don't care if it gets a 500hp LS7.... if I don't like the look I'll just buy another low mileage 4th gen instead.
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A '68 Camaro, notice that it has only a definite A- and C-Pillar. There is a chrome guide rail in between the quarter and door windows, but it has no structural capacity. If you put all the windows down in this car(you can even put the rear passenger quarter windows down on the old Chevies!
) the roof of the car would be supported by only four points, the A- and C-Pillars respectively.
Now, for a car with B-Pillars, we'll turn to everyones favorite nemesis, the '05 Mustang. You can see that, in this design, there is a large structural pillar between the door window and the quarter window. This design lends strength to the structure, but is seen to be undesirable in many peoples' eyes. Also, most cars with a B-pillar like the Mustang CAN NOT roll down the back windows. They are solid pieces of glass like the windshield. .
Many Camaro guys are afraid that, with a B-pillar in place, that the '09 will look too much like a Mustang. Personally, I don't think this is too big of a concern, seeing as the Camaro will be a Coupe' and not a fastback, but there are still concerns over the presence of a B-pillar in the iconic beltline of a '69 re-do. Only time will tell.
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10.4.5 404 Not Found
The server has not found anything matching the Request-URI. No indication is given of whether the condition is temporary or permanent.
If the server does not wish to make this information available to the client, the status code 403 (Forbidden) can be used instead. The 410 (Gone) status code SHOULD be used if the server knows, through some internally configurable mechanism, that an old resource is permanently unavailable and has no forwarding address.
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Here's a thought,perhaps GM and Dodge will put the B-pillar behind the glass, so that it isn't readily visible from the outside. They'd have to do some major chassis stiffening in order to keep it from shattering though...
