Volvo P 120 Service Manual page 2

P 120, 4-DOOR
Body frame
The Volvo P 120 has an integral body so that there
i s no chassis frame. The body is composed of a
number of pressed steel plates, each of which forms
part of the supporting construction.
The body can be suitably divided up into the floor,
side sections, rear section, scuttle, roof, front mud-
guards, doors, luggage compartment and bonnet.
The floor and frame sections (Fig. 1) consist of a
front and rear floor plate (1 and 4) and an inner
cantrail (2), front and rear cross-members (8 and 6),
tunnel (3) and scuttle (Fig, 2). The floor plates are
welded together with the rear seat support. The
tunnel (3), which accommodates the propeller shaft
i s spot-welded to the floor plates. The rear floor
plate has a longitudinal reinforcing member (5)
on each side at the bottom and between these a
number of cross-members. One of the cross-mem-
bers (6) is provided with an attachment (7) for the
rear axle tie rod, There is a flanged hole in the rear
floor plate for mounting the fuel tank, the upper
Fig. 1. Floor section (2- and 4-door)
1. Front floor plate
2. I nner cantrail
3. Tunnel
4. Rear floor plate
5. Reinforcing member
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6. Rear cross-member
7. Attachment for rear
axle tie rod
8. Front cross-member
part of which forms part of the floor in the luggage
compartment. The scuttle section (Fig. 2) consists
of the bulkhead (7), wheel arches (5), front upper
cross-member (4) and side plates (3), as well as
l ower cross-members (1 and 2). The bulkhead forms
the front transverse wall of the body and is shaped
with welded end pieces. Two front side members
(8) project from the front floor. At the front they
are joined together by means of a cross-member
(2) and at the rear they are connected to the front
cross-member under the front seats. Upper side
members (6) project from the upper corner between
the bulkhead and front pillar. These are spot wel-
ded to the front pillar, the front side plate and
wheel arch plates. The front axle member and
bumper support bars are attached to the side
members.
Fig. 2.
Front lower
cross-member
2. Front lower
cross-member
3. Side plate
P 120
Scuttle section
4. Front upper
cross-member
5. Wheel arch
6. Upper side member
7. Bulkhead
8.
Front side member