Aluminum Body

ManfromSnowyRiver said:

Now to be fair, there are other ways to remove 500lbs from your 1st generation Raptor. You could remove the bed and drop in a V6 for example

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Or you tell the bitch to get out.

Yukon Joe

I know a lot of people driving Super Duties and when the news this week about FORD saying the all new Super Duty may be entirely aluminum their exact words were 'F. NO!'
Super Duties are heavy work loaders and I really want to see an all aluminum version withstand that beating! Umm FORD, stop fixing what isn't broken

39Mustang said:

I know a lot of people driving Super Duties and when the news this week about FORD saying the all new Super Duty may be entirely aluminum their exact words were 'F. NO!'
Super Duties are heavy work loaders and I really want to see an all aluminum version withstand that beating! Umm FORD, stop fixing what isn't broken

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Ford engineers are a lot smarter and get paid a lot more than everyone gives them credit for.

The model T wasnt "broken" it was just outdated which lead us to where we are today. Everyone needs to stop worrying so much about change.

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

I'm curious to see how the cab handles a rollover.

Thanks for the pictures. I'm excited to see a '17 in person.

cups said:

I'm curious to see how the cab handles a rollover.

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Probably about as good as any truck would take a rollover, not very good.

Excellent test. It's in 2 parts. They even added a comparison to fixing a steel body F-150 as a reference point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDQZu8K51ZY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um7UpIA4X0s

They have been building aircraft like this for a long time and the forces acting on a fuselage are incredible. And broke aircraft get repaired, just different techniques.

zanemasterx said:

Probably about as good as any truck would take a rollover, not very good.

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The F150 has done pretty good since they improved it. I understand they went thru a "collapsible" period, BR(before Raptor). Then, rumor has it, the Raptor cab was improved beyond the standard F150.

I've seen some impressive pics here on our cabs standing up to the challenge. Just hope we don't have to go they another "collapsible" learning curve.