Welded front wall
1 – radiator bracket (used only when installing a small radiator);
2 – front wall
The front wall of the body is designed differently from all previous types of Skoda cars - it is an independent assembly unit. It is inserted and screwed to the front part of the side members of the body frame. Taking into account the concept of the car assembly technology, the front cross wall is assembled with all sub-assemblies in advance at its own workplace and is inserted into the car and secured as "assembled - installed". The front cross wall assembly consists of: the front cross wall, steel stiffeners of the front bumper, plastic part of the bumper, hood lock with fuse, headlights with brackets of front turn lights, radiator assembly, as well as other parts according to the modification of the car and its equipment (for example, an air conditioner radiator, etc.).
The kit is mounted on the side members at the top with two M6 bolts on each side and two M8 bolts (with hex head) at the bottom. The other two bolts on each side connect the cross wall to the sides of the wings and the plastic bumper. The unit is in front (except headlights and direction lights) is covered by the engine compartment cover and the radiator grille mounted on it. Although the front bumper, headlights and radiator are assembly sub-assemblies of the front cross wall assembly, information about them is provided in the chapters to which they relate thematically (see subsection 2.30, subsection 2.53, subsection 7.2).
[Material is available on the website SKODABOOK]
The front wall of the body is a rigid welded part of a relatively complex stamping with several stiffening ribs and brackets. The unit is made of 1 and 1.25 mm thick sheets galvanized on both sides, the surface of which is protected by black paint applied by electrophoresis.