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>> I think this product could have a significant impact on the Roadster body
>> to achieve greater stiffness, hopefully making the Roadster as stiff as my
>> Miata.
>
>While it *might* help a Roadster (or any other body-on-frame vehicle) a
>bit, especially if it is injected into the frame, its real value is in
>unibody cars, where the body *is* the frame. MG tested this stuff (or at
>least something very much like it) in a MGB based Safety Concept car
>about 25-30 years ago and reported a major increase in structural
>rigidity of the MGB concept car vs a stock chassis. I tried several
>times to find a supplier of this stuff over the intervening years and
>was also very interested to read the article you refer to. I too await
>its release to the general public as it is just what my 280ZX turbo
>needs (or any hard driven Z or 510 for that matter). But I doubt it will
>do much for a Roadster.
>
>--
>Marc Sayer
Is this stuff a rigid foam or what? If you're lucky enough to have a
unit-body car with no rust in the cavities, it seems like it could extend
the life of the car if it could be put into problem spaces. My Jetta GLI
could have used it, it twisted like a fruit roll-up ;-)
Marc T.
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