nope, i was tryin' to get one before shutdown, they only had Ram stuff at
the time, I'll see what i can do on Monday.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 12:56 PM
Subject: DML: Tommy
>Tommy any design photo for next Dakota?
>
>-------------------------------------------
>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 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.....:)
>>
>>-------------------------------------------
>>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
>>
>>
>> -----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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