Body in white

Factories may oer BIW cars to racers, who then may

replace up to 90% of the car with aftermarket parts. Fre-
quently racers must apply to purchase one of these cars.[1]

1 References
[1] http://jalopnik.com/5117896/
gm-performance-parts-to-offer-7000-body+in+
white-new-camaro

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_
citation&hl=en&user=wU3D1VwAAAAJ&citation_
for_view=wU3D1VwAAAAJ:qjMakFHDy7sC
Body in white, partially outtted to highlight the safety systems
tted to the vehicle.

2 External links
Body in white or BIW refers to the stage in automobile
Images and information on body-in-white, Cam-
manufacturing in which a car bodys sheet metal com-
bridge University
ponents have been welded together. BIW is termed be-
fore painting & before moving parts (doors, hoods, and
deck lids as well as fenders), the engine, chassis sub-
assemblies, or trim (glass, seats, upholstery, electronics,
etc.) have been assembled in the frame structure.
The name derives from manufacturing practices before
steel unibody monocoques when automobile bodies
were made by outside rms on a separate chassis with
an engine, suspension, and fenders attached. The man-
ufacturers built or purchased wooden bodies (with thin,
non-structural metal sheets on the outside) to bolt onto
the frame. The bodies were painted white prior to the
nal color.
A folk etymology for Body in White suggests the term de-
rives from the appearance of a car body after it is dipped
into a white bath of primer (undercoat paint) despite
the primers actual gray color. This could also refer to
when car bodywork would be made of timber - all tim-
ber products, furniture etc, are considered to be in the
white when at the stage of raw timber before nish-
ing/varnishing.
In car design, the Body in White phase refers to the phase
in which the nal contours of the car body are worked out,
in preparation for ordering of the expensive production
stamping die. Extensive computer simulations of crash
worthiness, manufacturability, and automotive aerody-
namics are required before a clay model from the design
studio can be converted into a Body in White ready for
production.

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