Rear quarter panel or tonneau assembly

Rear quarter panel or tonneau assembly
This is integral with the side frame assembly and has both inner and outer construction. The inner construction comprises the rear wheel arch and the rear seat heelboard assembly. This provides the support for the rear seat squab in a saloon car; if the vehicle is a hatchback or estate car, the two back seats will fold flat and the seat squabs will not need support. This area is known as the rear bulkhead of the car; it gives additional transverse strength between the wheel arch sections and provides support for the rear seat. The rear bulkhead also acts as a partition between the luggage and passenger compart- ments (Figure 1.47).

Figure 1.47 Body side assemblies, roof, BC-post, front and rear door of a hatchback (Proton)
1 Panel outer rear door
2 Panel inner rear door
3 Panel outer front door
4 Panel inner rear door
5 Panel hood
6 Panel cowl top inner
7 Panel cowl top outer
8 Panel assy dash
9 Reinf. radiator side RH
10 Stay hood lock
11 Crossmember front end
12 Reinf. radiator side LH
13 Bar front end upper
14 Bulkhead front pillar lower
15 Bulkhead front pillar side sill
16 Bracket crossmember front
17 Bracket crossmember
18 Reinf. pillar front inner lower
19 Pillar front inner lower
20 Sidemember front
21 Panel front fender
22 Pan front floor
23 Reinf. front pillar lower
24 Extension upper frame outer
25 Side structure
26 Reinf. front pillar centre
27 Pillar front inner upper
28 Rail roof side inner
29 Rail roof front
30 Pillar centre inner
31 Pillar centre outer
32 Pillar rear inner
33 Rail roof rear
34 Panel roof