Better yet, tell them I'll have my truck there at 7:00AM and tell them not
to forget the V10 emblems on the side.....by lunchtime. ;-)
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Stlaurent Mr Steven
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:47 AM
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
Subject: DML: RE: Re: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
Tommy, ask them to leave a V-10 crate outside the fence tonight. He He
I some good use for it.....:)
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
760-725-2506 (DSN 365-2506)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tommy [mailto:Thrush@primary.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 11:32 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
I get the pleasure of building seats for the Quad Cab Rams....I'm the
drivers side seat back builder, hehe. Chrysler usually builds 340-350 QC
rams per shift, with 2 shifts runnin'.
Sometimes the seats fall off of this giant lift and we have to take
replacements down to the plant, and it's FULL of V-10 rams, and V-8 Rams,
did i mention V-10? hehe. I asked the quality guys if i could bring my
Dakota down for a shift so they could fit a V-10 in it, they kinda
frightened me when they said it would be done by lunch time, hehe. Maybe one
day.....one day, hehe.
-----Original Message-----
From: Norah Bleazard <nbleazard@home.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 5:13 AM
Subject: DML: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
>After taking the Chrysler Plant tour last Thursday in Bramalea, Ontario
>Canada... I have to say that I was completely impressed and amazed. In
this
>particular plant is where all the Intrepid, 300M, LHS and Concordes are
>made. Apparently this plant just completed their 2 millionth car the other
>day.
>
>The plant was like a small city and the robotics used were awesome. All
the
>welding is done by these robots and the speed and accuracy at which they
>work made me speechless. The other thing that caught my eye were these
>unmanned forklifts running around picking up and delivering parts. They
are
>all computer controlled, but it was very strange seeing all these vehicle
>running around without drivers. The whole experience kind of reminded me
of
>being inside a "Borg" ship from Star Trek :-)
>
>I understood the concept of the "unibody" but never completely realized
that
>these cars all start out their lives as the exact same thing. They just
>keep pumping them out without even knowing what car they will become in the
>beginning.
>
>I also didn't know that all of these cars for all over the world are all
>made right here. They pump out a completed car every 47 seconds and each
>car from start to finish takes 17 hours. Funny how it can take most
>mechanics longer than that to just change a transmission. So my question
>is... why does it take so many weeks before the vehicle you order is
finally
>delivered to a person? :-)
>
>Our tour group was rather small (around 12 people), which I rather liked.
>This gave me (the inquisitive DMLer), a chance to ask many questions and
the
>plant manager (at least I think that's who he was) managed to answer all my
>questions and was very pleasant and knowledgeable. Of course I also
managed
>to promote the DML to him and told him of our group of Dakota enthusiast.
>He said he would go check out our site :-)
>
>As impressed as I was, I could never live my life on an assembly line. 12
>minutes for a break, 17 minutes for lunch, never being able to leave your
>position unless relieved, doing the same step, such as installing a door
>over and over and over again every 17 seconds. Not even getting the chance
>to do a different door :-). I guess it's ok for some, but I have a problem
>with getting bored on the job and need constant variety or I become a very
>unhappy camper. I applaud the people that can do it though, as they did do
>this job with precision and excellence.
>
>All in all, it was a fantastic tour... 2 1/2 hours long & about 3 miles of
>walking. I really enjoyed myself and learned so very much. I'm still
>relatively speechless.
>
>TTYL,
>
>Norah
>current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
>current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
>RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>
>
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