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Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN
So the roof in our cars isn't actually a stressed member of the chassis like other sports cars? It's that metal part that runs down the center in between the two humps?
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the major stress bearing structure is the 3 horizontal and 1 vertical brace you see in the video/pic. The roof panel itself is responsible to protect you from the elements and aerodynamics, albeit a tiny bit of rigidity support.