Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "The Rivian Returns! R1T Body in White" video.

  1. Interesting point. 20 years ago I looked inside a crash damaged Audi A4. The design was state of the art in its day that filtered down to todays Golf etc. I was stunned by the amount of bolts holding the Bulkhead/A post/dashboard together. It was solid enough but a huge weight in fasteners alone. Not to mention the factory labour to install everything. My “cheap” little Fiat is 10 years old has a tubular steel fabrication behind the bulkhead which seriously stiffens the A post area. The bare structure hidden by a plastic dash cover retained by relatively few screws.
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  2. The MG Midget had the instrument (dash) panel integral with the scuttle/bulkhead and A posts. It helped keep things stiff. If the dash metal was cut away to fit a “classic” wood panel, the car would develop a nasty scuttle shake.
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