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Hopefully this level of high grade steel prevents Rust better. Nothing worse then spending $40k+ on a Rig only for it to Rust in 5 years or so. Its one of the biggest things I hate about Jeeps. Maybe its a Northeast thing but still. When you spend that kind of money on a vehicle you shouldn't have to worry about it rotting away. You would think in the year 2020 someone would have come out with a better stronger rust resistant material by now. Hopefully this High grade Steel makes a difference.
 

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Pretty cool. I remember reading that when the Model T was on the design board, Henry ford needed a higher strength steel. Ford had some experience with Vanadium Steel, and started using it all over the vehicle for weight reduction/added strength. He was the first to use it in engine components and forged suspension pieces. The alloy is pretty commonplace in vehicles today.
 

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May be made in USA but this is what I found:

ArcelorMittal S.A. is a Luxembourgish multinational steel manufacturing corporation headquartered in Luxembourg City. It was formed in 2006 from the takeover and merger of Arcelor by Indian-owned Mittal Steel. Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcelorMittal

https://www.google.com/search?q=arc...l2j0i433j0.2905j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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It doesn't own any businesses in the united States anymore either.
 

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This steel will be used more for skeleton locations as opposed to the frame itself (my guess). The steel needs to be coated to prevent galvanic corrosion with the Aluminum body panels.
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ArcelorMittal has announced that Ford has selected its Fortiform 980 GI as the sole source of third-generation advanced high-strength steel for the 2021 Ford Bronco.
Right now, all Broncos are being made out of UNOBTAINIUM. :ROFLMAO:
 

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my stepson has a bucket full of various sized c-channel he uses to safely lift rusty cars/trucks at his repair shop. He calls it the jeep bucket.
 

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"All aboard! We're going to Fortiform City" ...
 

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Right!

Last thing we needed to hear was "a new seam sealer was also developed in conjunction with this new steel, it sucks 1% less than before"....

There is a reason women prefer men who can weld.

And this lucky guy replaced his Harbor Freight welder with Big Blue!

Ford Bronco 2021 Bronco Will be First in World to Use Fortiform 980 GI Grade Steel 5zAasvv
There are 2 things in life that your neighbors and friends are attracted like moths to a porch light ,one is a pickup truck hey judt bought a fridge ,i got to go to the dump ect.
The other is a welder that magic glue gun for metal ?i have a miller i got new in 98 as a wedding present lol never had an issue tons of hours on it enjoy.
 

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I'm pretty sure the red skid plates are for "demonstration purposes only." I'm also pretty sure I'd click yes if that was an option on the order form.
 

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Did they state the material was used in the frame? Sounds all super strong and high speed but without knowing where it is used it really doesn't mean anything.
 

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Cool, a Bronco made of Unobtanium.
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