Tommy any design photo for next Dakota?
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Steven St.Laurent
Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tommy [mailto:Thrush@primary.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 1:26 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
hehe, i would, but they are on shutdown right now, monday the 2001 QC Rams
start rollin' out.
Nice lil 2 week vacation for shutdown.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:13 AM
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)
>Work:mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil
>Home:mailto:saint1958@home.com
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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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