This paper discusses the development of an aluminum pickup frame fabricated on steel production tools as it relates to fuel economy, vehicle design, material selection, frame component fabrication, frame assembly, truck build, proving ground tests and program conclusions.
Light Truck Aluminum Frame Development
Sae Technical Papers
1980 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1980
01.02.1980
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Fuel economy , Trucks , Aluminum , Production , Light trucks , Steel , Fabrication , Frames , Assembling , Test facilities
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