toolman Posted Monday at 06:58 AM Share Posted Monday at 06:58 AM (edited) The Actual Chinese Reproduction of Toyota A86 Body was purchased and examined by several individuals who expressed their opinions about the body. The owner will attempt to assemble the vehicle with available Aftermarket Parts( tail lights, interior parts,etc. This body was the same one at the SEMA Show so time will tell its quality and parts fitment is up to the OEM Standards. This body came from the same factory as the 240Z body at the Sema Show. I checked this at the Sema Show and after watching this video, my opinion on this car is there is a definite lack of quality control in the welding of this car. There seems to be a lack of spot welds on some of the panels. On Utilized Body Cars, spot welds determines the strength of structure. Normally, the original manufacturer would use Robot Spot Welders on the Assembly Line. On this car, the welds are not close together thus not providing a strong panel. Another major flaw are the Front Strut Mounting Holes are oval not round as they should be. This shows a definite quality Control Issue. It seems that assembly of this car was rushed and put together just for the show. The Collision Industry has a established Standard -ICAR which provides proper methods of assembly of Body Parts. A ICAR Body Specialist should inspect this car before it is put on the road or used as a race car. Edited Monday at 06:25 PM by toolman text corrections 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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