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Originally Posted by LS9CamaroSS
how hard is it to cut the sheet metal open?! it wouldn't cost very much to make these parts function al, and if done correctly it might actually save them money in material. the metal cut out of the vents can be melted down and reused. i'm with oldtimer. do it right boys or don't do it at all...
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I'm not a mechanical engineer, but I think its is less expensive to add material to a body panel die than it is to cut away. If I'm not mistaken, something like the vent slots would have to be cut out after the quarter panels are complete. I don't think they can build the open vents into the die itself. So eventhough there is less materieal in the final version, That second step of cutting them out is more expensive and you can't recycle the pieces you cut out. So that is lost material as well.
I'm sure Camero or 3Whiterag can clarify if I'm off my rocker here.