wicked383lt1

This weekend my brother in law said that his c6 Zo6 in not an f-body. I wanted the say it was cause that's what I heard but wasn't sure so I stayed shut. Didn't wanna look stupid. He also said that the floor board was made of wood that was treated with some stuff.

Joshu

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It is not an F-body. It's a Y body if I recall correctly.

brians91formula

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It is a Y-Body.

The GM Y-Body is the chassis platform shared by the Chevrolet Corvette and the Cadillac XLR. It has a rear-wheel drive, front-engined V8 layout, accommodating either a small block Chevrolet V8 (such as an LT4 or LS1) in the Corvette, or the 32-valve DOHC Northstar V8 in the XLR. The Y-Body also has 4-wheel independent suspension. Like a standard rear-wheel drive, front-engined chassis, the Y-Body's V8 engine is longitudinally mounted, but unlike many such cars, the Y-Body incorporates a rear-mounted transaxle instead of a transmission mounted directly to the engine. Power is transferred to the transaxle via a torque tube. The transaxle is offered in both 6-speed automatic and 6-speed manual versions.

Wiktorek25

its a y-body, and im not sure but the floor are some type of wood material

wicked383lt1

I'm glad I stayed shut cause I didn't know anything about that.

5.3LJimmy

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The C6 Z06 uses aluminum and balsa wood for the frame structure and floors.

proporio

Op,
good thing you kept your mouth shut.
Better to ask when you're not sure.

It's a Y body, balsa wood.

z28bryan02

I did not know about the balsa wood on y bodies... learn something new everyday.

R W B

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I would of LMAO so hard at someone if they told me there $80k c6 z06 had wood in the floor.

I'm really glad that did not happen.

SlowFRC

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I believe the balsa wood started on the C5s and it must have worked well because it carried over to the C6. I don't think it's correct to say that it was used on Y bodies though, I don't think the XLR used balsa wood but I could be wrong since I don't know anything about XLRs.

Yeah the idea that a high tech sandwich of materials would be used to lighten weight in an expensive sports car is absolutely ridiculous .
GM should have just stuck to using iron, the same kind that is used in WW1 war ships because that must be strong.

BTW C6Zs don't cost 80k, according to Chevy's website they MSRP at just under $75,000 and we all know that those cars aren't going for MSRP these days. Let me correct myself, we should all know this but judging by your above post I'm not so confident that you are aware of this fact.

the_merv

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Yea they have wood in them..it burns really quick too with the glue they have in it to hold it together.

wicked383lt1

I live by another old saying "when in doubt,shut the **** up". It has never let me down. Does the ZR1 have the same body and floor?

WHITExREAPER

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same body but floor i would admagine so

b-ron

learned something new

Super Speed

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Another saying is "when in doubt, pull out"

Quik Sand

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Answer is C.....always choose that when you arent sure

tkimrey

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Didn't know about the floor"board"....I made bridge in middle school once out of balsa wood, that **** is light.

austinsguitardude

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wow i definately didnt know they had balsa wood for floor panels, crazy. i love this website, learn alotta interesting ****