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This force, also known as a "load", is when the car is pushed past its design capabilities, usually ending with damage to the frame
What are Over loads?
The first step in frame production used to by engineers to test frame requirements.
What is Computer Aided Design?
Consisting of all the major parts, a _______ is essentially a functioning car except it is missing the body components.
What is Chassis?
This type of frame can be lifted from any point along the side as long as you are the frame and not body panels.
What is Full Frame?
A ______ or ________ refers to the smallest unit on a vehicle.
What is Part or component?
Body Shell is formed by welding sheet metal into a box or egg-like configuration.
What are Unibody frames?
This section of the car is sometimes called the "Dog house".
What is the front section?
_______ loads are what you feel when you slam on the breaks and your body moves toward the front of the car.
What is Inertia Loads?
This type of load happens when you are taking a curve.
What is Momentary Duration Load?
These seal the gap between two stationary parts.
What are Gaskets?
These have a large box-shaped body to increase the interior volume or space inside.
What are Vans?
This type of load is what you feel when you come in contact with another car or something like a pole.
What is Impact Loads?
_____ frames are used in most full-size and some small pick up trucks.
What is Full Frames?
These frames are hard to identify damage on because of what materials they are made out of.
What is space frames?
A _______ refers to a floor-related component of the body.
What is a Pan?
Sometimes confused with unibody frames, this frame style has additional supports bolted on in areas where there is high force, such as above the front and rear suspension.
What are Semi-Integral or Semi-Self Supporting Frames?
This is the last step in designing a frame before it goes into production.
What is Certified Crash Testing?
_______ zones are built into the frames so that it absorbs some of the force during an impact.
This section of the car is sometimes called the "Cat house".
What is Tail, or rear section?
These are used on full frames to support things like the engine and transmission. They also keep the frame from flexing.
What are cross members?
This is another name used to describe Unibody frames.
What is integral or Self Supporting frame?
These are put into unibody frames to add support where the suspension is attached to the frame.
What are Shock Towers?
A _____ separates the engine compartment from the passenger compartment.
What is a Cowl or Firewall?
This large vehicle was historically known to have wheels that turn in the back for making turning possible in small streets.
What is a Fire Truck?
This was the year the first car was produced.
What is 1886?