VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the application problem of electrodeposition paint that occurs following the improvement of the rigidity of an outer panel opposed left and right to an oil supply port at a position outside the damper housing of a rear wheel side in a vehicle width direction.SOLUTION: This vehicle body structure is provided with a roughly box-shaped panel reinforcing member 4 that is positioned outside the damper housing of a rear wheel side in a vehicle width direction, fixed to an inner panel 2 opposed left and right to an oil supply port, and arranged between the inner panel 2 and an outer panel, and a first communication hole 8A and a second communication hole 8B for communicating the inside and outside with each other to allow flowing in/out of electrodeposition paint are formed in the panel reinforcing member 4. After a painting process, the first communication hole 8A and the second communication hole 8B are covered with a first sound insulating member 9 and a second sound insulating member 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】後輪側のダンパーハウジングの車幅方向外側に位置して、給油口とは左右反対側のアウタパネルの剛性の向上を図り、それに伴って生じ得る電着塗料の塗装問題の解消を図る。【解決手段】後輪側のダンパーハウジングの車幅方向外側に位置して、給油口とは左右反対側のインナパネル２に固定されてインナパネル２とアウタパネルとの間に配置された略箱状のパネル補強部材４を備え、パネル補強部材４に、その内外を連通して電着塗料を流出入させるための第１連通孔８Ａ、第２連通孔８Ｂを形成する。塗料工程後、第１連通孔８Ａ、第２連通孔８Ｂは第１遮音部材９、第２遮音部材１０により塞がれる。【選択図】図２